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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1964-1965
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Simple method for direct cannulation of ascending aortic aneurysms

Dan Lindblom, MD, PhD^a, Göran Källner, MD, PhD^a, Anders Albge, MD^a, Jan van der Linden, MD, PhD^a

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Address reprint requests to Dr Lindblom, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, S-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
e-mail: dan.lindblom{at}thsurg.hs.sll.se

A simple method for direct cannulation of aneurysms of the ascending aorta is described. It avoids the need for femoral artery cannulation and offers an easy route for retrograde cerebral perfusion during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.