ASCENDING AORTIC CANNULATION IN ACUTE TYPE A AORTIC DISSECTION: A FRIGHTENING BUT LIFESAVING PROCEDURE

MİHRİBAN YALCİN, EDA GODEKMERDAN, KAPTAN DERYA TAYFUR, MELİH URKMEZ, SERKAN YAZMAN

The European Research Journal - 2016;2(1):74-76

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey

 

Different cannulation sites (e.g., femoral artery, axillary artery, left ventricular apex, and ascending aorta) and perfusion techniques (anterograde or retrograde) have been used for treating acute type A aortic dissection. The patient’s pathology and status determine the cannulation site. We present our experience with ascending aortic cannulation for acute type A aortic dissection.