title: Can the left subclavian artery revascularization during aortic arch surgery be managed using the in situ left internal mammary artery?
abstract: The management of the left subclavian artery (LSA) revascularization during aortic arch surgery is controversial and often challenging, especially during an emergency life-saving procedure. We report on a case of a 64-year old man, admitted to our institution with a Type A acute aortic dissection who underwent a frozen elephant trunk procedure with debranching of the supra-aortic vessels completed with an LSA revascularization using the in situ left internal mammary artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magagna
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy gd.cresce@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni Domenico
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Cresce
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Auriemma
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
authors.forename: Loris
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvador
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058017:Vascular Grafting
keywords: Great vessels; Left subclavian artery revascularization; Thoracic aorta