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Tomoaki Suzuki et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Apr.

. 2014 Apr;45(4):768.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt350. Epub 2013 Jul 12.

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion; Aortic surgery; Hypothermic circulatory arrest; Spinal cord.

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Selective cerebral perfusion with mild hypothermic lower body circulatory arrest is safe for aortic arch surgery.
Suzuki T, Asai T, Nota H, Kuroyanagi S, Kinoshita T, Takashima N, Hayakawa M. Suzuki T, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Apr;43(4):e94-8. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs690. Epub 2013 Jan 11. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013. PMID: 23315960
Moderate-to-mild hypothermia may not be sufficient to protect the spinal cord during aortic arch surgery.
Luehr M, Etz CD. Luehr M, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Apr;45(4):767. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt349. Epub 2013 Jul 5. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014. PMID: 23832835 No abstract available.