1.1 Purpose The last decade has substantially broadened treatment options for patients with
thoracic aortic pathology involving the aortic arch. Traditionally, treatment of aortic arch …

2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease | Circulation Science Volunteer Warning …

1.1. Purpose The last decade has substantially broadened treatment options for patients
with thoracic aortic pathology involving the aortic arch. Traditionally, treatment of aortic arch …

Ischaemic spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the Achilles heel of open and endovascular
descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal repair. Neurological outcomes have improved …

Considered a standard part of aortic arch surgery, hypothermia can sufficiently reduce
cerebral metabolic demand to permit reasonable periods of circulatory arrest. Yet despite its …

OBJECTIVES To conduct a survey across European cardiac centres to evaluate the
methods used for cerebral protection during aortic surgery involving the aortic arch …

Background—Cerebral protection during surgery for acute aortic dissection type A relies on
hypothermic circulatory arrest, either alone or in conjunction with cerebral perfusion …

Methods Electronic searches were performed using six databases from their inception to
January 2013. Two reviewers independently identified all relevant studies comparing DHCA …

Background The treatment of complex pathologies of the aortic arch and proximal
descending aorta represents a significant challenge for cardiac surgeons. Various surgical …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to identify preoperative and intraoperative risk
factors influencing outcome after operations requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest with …