Circulatory arrest in a reoperation for brachiocephalic arterial occlusive disease.
We report a patient with multiple brachiocephalic arterial occlusive disease who suffered failure of a bifurcated aorto-carotid artery graft. Profound hypothermic circulatory arrest provided adequate cerebral protection during redo aorto-brachiocephalic arterial grafting.
Bastounis
E A
EA
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Spring Branch Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hadjinikolaou
L K
LK
Taggart
D P
DP
Gouvas
C A
CA
Khan
A S
AS
Boulafendis
D G
DG
D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene