Antegrade versus retrograde cerebral perfusion for hemiarch replacement with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Does it matter? A propensity-matched analysis Asvin M. Ganapathi, MD, Jennifer M. Hanna, MD, MBA, Matthew A. Schechter, MD, Brian R. Englum, MD, Anthony W. Castleberry, MD, MMCi, Jeffrey G. Gaca, MD, G. Chad Hughes, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 6, Pages 2896-2902 (December 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.014 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Histogram demonstrating number of antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) and retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) hemiarch cases annually. (The data for 2013 included only patients treated before the study endpoint, February 2013). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 2896-2902DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.014) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves comparing long-term survival of patients undergoing antegrade (ACP) versus retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 2896-2902DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.014) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions