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Total aortic arch replacement with patent left internal thoracic artery graft after previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Authors: Junichi Shimamura, Hidehito Endo, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Yusuke Inaba, Yu Takahashi, Hiroshi Kubota

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

A 78-year-old man, who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery, was admitted to our department for treatment of a distal aortic arch aneurysm. A total aortic arch replacement with a patent left internal thoracic artery (LITA) graft was successfully performed without cardiac ischemic or neurological complications. Use of retrograde cardioplegia with intermittent pressure-augmented retrograde cerebral perfusion without clamping and dissecting the LITA graft were effective in myocardial and cerebral protection.

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Title: Total aortic arch replacement with patent left internal thoracic artery graft after previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Authors: Junichi Shimamura
Hidehito Endo
Hiroshi Tsuchiya
Yusuke Inaba
Yu Takahashi
Hiroshi Kubota
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-25

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