Reply from the authors: The optimum arterial cannulation site during open aortic arch repair: Is it the axillary artery?

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Central arterial cannulation and the arch first method for aortic arch aneurysm repair.

BACKGROUND We investigated whether the axillary artery or ascending aorta cannulation combined with the arch first method decreases the risk of stroke during total arch replacement. PATIENTS AND METHODS From January 2002 to January 2006, 35 total arch replacements were performed with the arch first method and central arterial cannulation. The mean age was 66+/-10 years. The cannulation sites ...

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