Commentary: It's all about the distal

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Commentary: It's all about the distal Anthony L. Estrera, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 157, Issue 5, Pages e235-e236 (May 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.065 Copyright © 2019 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 US commercially available Dacron polyester fabric transverse aortic arch graft with multiple branches. The designated cannulation branch is positioned anteriorly and 1.5 cm more proximally to the most distal margin of the designated left subclavian artery branch. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019 157, e235-e236DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.065) Copyright © 2019 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

US commercially available Dacron transverse aortic arch graft with multiple branches. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019 157, e235-e236DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.01.065) Copyright © 2019 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions