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Treatment of type A dissection: Searching for the Holy Grail
Author(s) -
Calcaterra Domenico
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15458
Subject(s) - medicine , holy grail , randomized controlled trial , surgery , intensive care medicine , dissection (medical) , scientific evidence , general surgery , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , computer science
Current principles of surgical treatment of type A dissections are for the most part based on best evidence practice for the lack of controlled randomized studies providing definitive scientific evidence. Despite its widespread use, axillary cannulation still remains a debated topic as the preferred method of cannulation and perfusion strategy in the treatment of this complex condition.