How I do it: transapical cannulation for acute type-A aortic dissection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Aortic dissection is the most frequently diagnosed lethal disease of the aorta. Half of all patients with acute type-A aortic dissection die within 48 hours of presentation. There is still debate as to the optimal site of arterial cannulation for establishing car...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/4 |