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Porcine Model of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: November 21, 2019
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Porcelain aorta does not mean inoperability but needs special strategies
Thierry Carrel1, Paul Robert Vogt1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|August 22, 2022
Abstract:
Porcelain aorta is not an absolute contraindication for aortic valve and/or coronary bypass grafting but it requires a special strategy and individualized approach to minimize the risk of embolic complications and technical problems during opening and/or closing the aortotomy.
Keywords:
Aortic valve replacementCoronary bypass graftingHypothermic circulatory arrestPorcelain aortaXeno-pericardial patchMore Related Videos
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