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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Dec 27;61(1):235-237. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab374.

How to minimize the circulatory arrest time by using the Thoraflex Hybrid prosthesis: the 'release and perfuse' technique.

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Antonio Piperata, Nicola d'Ostrevy, Olivier Busuttil, Mathieu Pernot

Affiliations

  1. Department of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Cardiologique de Haut-Lévèque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France.

PMID: 34382065 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab374

Abstract

Although the frozen elephant trunk technique permits a complete single-stage treatment in patients with extended thoracic aortic disease, the problem of circulatory arrest time remains unsolved. We propose a simplified use of the Thoraflex Hybrid prosthesis to minimize the circulatory arrest time.

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Aortic arch surgery; Great vessels

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