Ascending and transverse aortic arch aneurysms represent the great majority of aortic
pathology (Lemole 1995) and are usually repaired through median sternotomy and under a …

Aortic arch replacement has been safely performed by moderate hypothermic circulatory
arrest, and antegrade selective cerebral perfusion. To prevent permanent neurological …

BACKGROUND: Aortic arch replacement is a complicated and high risk procedure. There
have been many advances over recent years. We review the changes in our unit's …

OBJECTIVE A number of factors limit the effectiveness of current aortic arch studies in
assessing optimal neuroprotection strategies, including insufficient patient numbers …

A Current View of Cerebral Protection in Aortic Arch Repair - Journal of Cardiothoracic and
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Prevention of cerebral injury is an important consideration during repair of aortic arch
aneurysm, and the major goal of cerebral protection techniques. We describe our surgical …

OBJECTIVE To analyse the results after elective open total aortic arch replacement.
METHODS We analysed 39 patients (median age 63 years, median logistic EuroSCORE …

BACKGROUND: Cerebral protection during aortic arch surgery can be performed using
various surgical strategies. We retrospectively analyzed our results of different brain …

Since the first description in 1957 by DeBakey, 1 aortic arch replacement has evolved due to
advancements in surgical technique and adjuncts such as hypothermic circulatory arrest …

Background The aim of this study was to determine perioperative factors influencing
neurologic outcome in a single-center cohort of patients undergoing elective aortic arch …