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Double arterial perfusion strategy for acute type a dissection after extra-anatomic bypass for aortic coarctation
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease
|March 21, 2015
Abstract:
The complex nature of reoperative ascending and thoracic aortic surgery requires creative solutions to protect vital organs during extended periods of ischemia. The case is presented of a Type A dissection in a young man who previously had undergone two aortic coarctation repairs via a posterior pericardial, ascending-to-descending, extra-anatomic aortic bypass. A step-by-step review of the planning, operative repair, and outcome is described.
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