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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:816
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Letters to the Editor

Reply to Ates and Gullu

Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland

Marek Bednarkiewicz

Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital La Tour-Geneva, Switzerland

Gregory Khatchatourov^_*

Cardiac Surgery, Clinic Cecil, Avenue Ruchonnet 53, CH-1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

Received 31 July 2006; accepted 2 August 2006.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +41 21 3111424; fax: +41 21 3235153. (Email: g.khatchatourov@bluewin.ch).

Key Words: Aortic dissection • Cerebral perfusion • Circulatory arrest

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We thank Ates [1] for his remarks and interest in our work [2]. Regarding technical aspects, the prefered type of aortic suture can be a matter of debate. We did not experience any particular problem with the continuous suture or even with the application of narrow teflon felt strip. We believe that when the suture bites . . . [Full Text of this Article]