Figure 3.

Hemiarch replacement in a patient with acute aortic dissection. The beveled distal anastomosis is performed while the patient receives antegrade cerebral perfusion on the right side through right axillary artery inflow while the innominate artery is occluded with a tourniquet and on the left side through a balloon-tipped catheter placed in the left common carotid artery. Reproduced with permission from Creager MA, Dzau VS, Loscalzo J, eds. Vascular Medicine. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2006. Copyright © Saunders/Elsevier; 2006; Figure 354-3F.