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An alternative method for endoaortic clamping in atherosclerotic aorta
Jose Rubio Alvarez1, Juan Sierra Quiroga
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. jose.rubio.alvarez@sergas.es
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
|August 11, 2012
Abstract:
To decrease the risk of traumatic injury or dissection of the aorta in patients with diffuse atherosclerotic disease or calcification of the ascending aorta, we have devised a simple method that uses an Embol-X aortic cannula with a Fogarty occlusion catheter.

