How I do it: transapical cannulation for acute type-A aortic dissection
Abstract Aortic dissection is the most frequently diagnosed lethal disease of the aorta.Half of all patients with acute type-A aortic dissection die within 48 hours of presentation.There is still debate as to the optimal site of arterial cannulation for establishing cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with Thermometers type-A aortic dissection.Femor