The (Un)importance of cerebral microemboli

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-118

  Kruis, Rosalie W J ^a   Vlasveld, Florine A E ^a   Van Dijk, Diederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cognitive decline; Emboli

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BRAIN EMBOLISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MICROEMBOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77952641385     PISSN: 10892532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089253210370903     Document Type: Review

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