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The primary outcomes included operative mortality, stroke, conversion to sternotomy, major aortic bleeding, and dissection; the secondary outcomes included delirium, reoperation, infection, ICU stay, and hospitalization. The descriptive statistics were reported as means \u00b1 SD or median (interquartile range [IQR]). Results: The mean age of the patients was 57.2 \u00b1 9.8 years, with 72% of these being male. The most frequent comorbidities observed in the study population were hypertension (62%), diabetes (52%), and peripheral artery disease (28%). The mean cross-clamp time was found to be 63 \u00b1 27 min, and the mean CPB time was 118.6 \u00b1 41.6 min. The occurrence of stroke, aortic dissection, major bleeding, and sternotomy conversions was not observed. One patient died from severe pneumonia on the ninth post-operative day. The mean ICU stay was 1.2 \u00b1 0.4 days, and the mean hospital stay was 5.3 \u00b1 1.1 days. Conclusions: Central aortic cannulation appears to be a safe and feasible procedure for TCRAT, providing physiological antegrade flow and eliminating the complications associated with peripheral cannulation. 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