Aortic aneurysm is the dilation of the Aorta in its various sections, Ascending, Arch, Descending Thoracic, Abdominal. These portions of the aorta may be affected individually or in combination. The type of treatment depends on the trait or traits of the aorta involved. The nature of this disease is usually atherosclerotic or degenerative, sometimes linked to...
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For its normal operation and management during cardiac surgery, it’s necessary the presence of specialized personnel, the cardiopulmonary bypass technician (perfusionist), who takes care, following the instructions of the cardiac surgeon, to start the CPB, to conduct it in the various phases of the intervention and to stop it when the cardiac surgeon completes the heart surgery.
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