The combination of central aortic cannulation and no clamping technique in acute type a aortic dissection – results of 90 patients

Abstract

Objective: Femoral artery cannulation is the customary cannulation site in acute type a-aortic dissection (AADA) with the risk for retrograde embolisation and malperfusion. Axillary artery cannulation becomes increasingly accepted by cardiac surgeons. Cannulation of the ascending aorta or the aortic arch is the routine approach for all cardiac surgeons, so why not in AADA?