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Antonio Piperata1, Nicola d'Ostrevy1, Olivier Busuttil1
1Department of Cardiology and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Cardiologique de Haut-Lévèque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France.
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.
