Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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A comparative study of axillary and innominate artery cannulation: insights from clinical experience in acute type A aortic dissection

Görkem Yiğit
1
,
Ayla Ece Çelikten
1
,
Ufuk Türkmen
1
,
Kudret Atakan Tekin
2
,
Sertan Özyalçın
3
,
Adem İlkay Diken
4

  1. Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Hitit University, Çorum, Turkey
  2. Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Koşuyolu Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
  3. Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  4. Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Dr. Turgut Noyan Education and Research Center, Başkent University, Adana, Turkey
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2026; 23 (1): 48–55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2026.160657
Online publish date: 2026/04/04
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