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Ascending aortic cannulation can result in extremely rare but potentially fatal retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury.
Provides case-based discussion on the management of a rare but potentially fatal complication of retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection during cardiothoracic surgery.
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Intraoperative Type A aortic dissection during cardiothoracic surgery is extremely rare, but the consequences can be fatal. We report 2 case summaries of retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury during ascending aortic cannulation and provide a discussion on management.
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Hornsby et al. (2017) studied this question. Ascending aortic cannulation can result in extremely rare but potentially fatal retrograde intraoperative Type A aortic dissection from descending thoracic aortic injury.
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