Cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery: hypothermia alone suffices

Julia Dumfarth; Bulat A Ziganshin; Maryann Tranquilli; John A Elefteriades

Cerebral protection in aortic arch surgery: hypothermia alone suffices

Tex Heart Inst J. 2013;40(5):564-5.

Authors

Julia Dumfarth¹, Bulat A Ziganshin¹, Maryann Tranquilli¹, John A Elefteriades¹

Affiliation

¹ Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.

PMID: 24391322
PMCID: PMC3853843

No abstract available

Keywords: Aorta, thoracic/surgery; brain/blood supply; cerebrovascular circulation; circulatory arrest, deep hypothermia-induced; cognition disorders/prevention & control; heart arrest, induced; perfusion/methods; vascular surgical procedures/methods.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
Brain Ischemia / prevention & control*
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology*
Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced / methods*
Humans
Perfusion / methods*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Treatment Outcome