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We describe an alternate technique to perform a replacement of the aortic hemiarch without the need for hypothermic circulatory arrest by axillary cannulation and arch vessel isolation. In 2015, 3 patients underwent hemiarch reconstructions for ascending aortic aneurysms that extended into the arch. Each was performed using right axillary cannulation, isolation and clamping of the innominate artery with isolation, and tangential clamping of the aorta distal to the innominate. There were no neurologic events and no perioperative morbidity or mortality., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Innominate and subclavian artery lesions run a wide spectrum of disease manifestation and treatment options. Since the first surgical treatment, multiple variances have been attempted with the desire to maintain high long-term patency rates while reducing perioperative morbidity and mortality. The advent of endovascular procedures in the 1970s provided the opportunity to seek alternative treatment options, but the fear of serious neurologic sequela stalled the adoption of these new techniques. The advancement in endovascular techniques and technology, along with proven clinical success and decreased morbidity and mortality, has led to their adoption as the first-line treatment., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

The arteriovenous (AV) fistula is the access method of choice for long-term hemodialysis according to DOQI guidelines. Among the recognized complications of upper extremity AV fistulae fashioned for hemodialysis are infection, aneurysm formation, and high-output left ventricular failure. We describe a novel cardiopulmonary complication--secondary pulmonary hypertension resulting from an aneurysmal brachiocephalic AV fistula. The clinical presentation, investigation, management, and pathophysiology of this complication are discussed., (Copyright 2002 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.)