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From: Transcarotid vascular access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: is choosing the left side always right?

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3D reconstruction of the aortic arch with the right brachiocephalic trunk and CCA, and left CCA. Point A: theorical surgical puncture site on the right CCA, located 2 cm distal to the brachiocephalic trunk bifurcation. Point C: same level as point A, located on the left CCA. Point B: Located on the aortic annulus (green circle). Centerlines (right CCA: light blue line, left CCA: orange line) and direct lines (dark blue and red lines) are drawn between, respectively, Point A and Point C, and Point B and Point C

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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