Brachiocephalic trunk partial clamping for total ascending aorta replacement without circulatory arrest.
In patients without aortic arch calcification, elective total ascending aorta replacement can be performed without circulatory arrest, by positioning obliquely a clamp from the brachiocephalic trunk, which is partially clamped, to the distal aortic arch. This technique was used in 8 consecutive patients in the first 3 months of 2002. None of them experienced any complication.
Calafiore
Antonio M
AM
Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy. calafiore@unich.it
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments