The strategy of cardiopulmonary bypass for total aortic arch replacement and the frozen elephant trunk technique with aortic balloon occlusion

Objective To investigate the use of the aortic balloon occlusion technique to assist total aortic arch replacement (TAR) with frozen elephant trunk (FET) to shorten the lower body circulatory arrest (CA) time and raise the nadir temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods This retrospective s...

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Main Authors: Yunfeng Li, Shujie Yan, Song Lou, Xiaogang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520905410