Current perspective: Cerebral protection during surgery of the thoracic aorta: A review

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 883-891

  Di Eusanio, Marco ^a   Di Eusanio, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral protection; Neurologic outcome; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRYOANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 18344372051     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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