Ascending aorta cannulation in totally thoracoscopic minimally invasive
cardiac surgery
Abstract
The Cannulation through the femoral artery is the preferred method of
establishing peripheral extracorporeal circulation in totally
thoracoscopic minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS). However, facing
to contraindications of femoral artery cannulation, a modified aortic
cannulation is an alternative approach for totally thoracoscopic MICS.