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differences between DA and RAX cannulation to determine the optimal cannulation strategy for ATAAD
surgery.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the study: Verkroost MWA, Verhagen
AFTM, Geuzebroek GSC, Smith T, Heijmen RH
Collected all data: Somers T, Jongenotter J
Performed the formal data analyses: Somers T, Jongenotter J, Li WWL
Written original draft and visualized data: Somers T, Li WWL
All authors have reviewed and accepted the manuscript in its current form.

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
This retrospective study was approved by the medical ethics committee of the Radboud University Medical
Center, according to local regulations, if data is anonymized and cannot be retrieved back to one patient,
data may be used without the informed consent of patients.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024.

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