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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:842-843
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

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Axillary artery and transapical aortic cannulation as an alternative to femoral artery cannulation

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, 1-3-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8558 Japan
^b Department of Surgery 1, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

Received 14 September 2002; received in revised form 17 January 2003; accepted 22 January 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-298-51-3511; fax +81-298-58-2773
e-mail: kin-chan{at}ninus.ocn.ne.jp

We present an experience with axillary artery and transapical aortic cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass according to our indication. We could simply achieve antegrade flow using the two methods with satisfactory result.

Key Words: Axillary artery cannulation • Transapical aortic cannulation • Femoral artery cannulation • Cardiopulmonary bypass

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