Safety of del Nido cardioplegia during frozen elephant trunk procedure: A case report of first experience in complex aortic surgery

We report the case of a 74 years-old male who underwent frozen elephant trunk due to a huge aortic arch aneurysm related to a type 1A endoleak after thoracic endovascular aortic repair where cardioplegic arrest was achieved using the Del Nido cardioplegia.