Management of an innominate artery aneurysm during an open heart operation.
A 76-year-old woman was found to have a 4 x 2.5-cm saccular aneurysm at the origin of the innominate artery at the time of a reoperative open heart operation. The operative procedure was modified to include repair of the aneurysm with a Dacron patch. During the period of innominate artery occlusion, the patient was cooled to 25 degrees C and the mean arterial pressure was maintained at 90 mm Hg to maximize cerebral protection.
Adkins
M S
MS
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.
Gaines
W E
WE
Laub
G W
GW
Anderson
W A
WA
Fernandez
J
J
McGrath
L B
LB
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008722:Methods; D012086:Reoperation