Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair with Mini-cardiopulmonary Bypass to Prevent Stroke

Debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch pathology is an important alternative to total arch replacement. However, the problem of intra-operative stroke due to atherosclerotic changes in the aorta remains. We apply our minimally invasive mini-cardiopulmonary bypass system to prevent intra-operative stroke during the endovascular procedure. Once debranching from the right axillary artery to the left common carotid and the left axillary artery is constructed, only the brachiocephalic artery is a pathway to the brain.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 13, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Masaaki Ryomoto, Hiroe Tanaka, Tetsuya Kajiyama, Masataka Mitsuno, Mitsuhiro Yamamura, Shinya Fukui, Yuji Miyamoto Source Type: research