Reply to the Editor
Steve Xydas, Allan Stewart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2010 (Vol. 140, Issue 2, Pages 489-490)
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Effect of pressure management during hypothermic selective cerebral perfusion on cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism in pigs , 01 February 2010
Peter L. Haldenwang, Justus T. Strauch, Katharina Müllem, Hannah Reiter, Oliver Liakopoulos, Jürgen H. Fischer, Hildegard Christ, Thorsten Wahlers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 6, Pages 1623-1631)
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Left atrial appendage clip occlusion: Early clinical results , 02 November 2009
Sacha P. Salzberg, Andre Plass, Maximillian Y. Emmert, Lotus Desbiolles, Hatem Alkadhi, Jurg Grünenfelder, Michele Genoni
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1269-1274)
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Successful resuscitation after prolonged periods of cardiac arrest: A new field in cardiac surgery
Georg Trummer, Katharina Foerster, Gerald D. Buckberg, Christoph Benk, Claudia Heilmann, Irina Mader, Friedrich Feuerhake, Oliver Liakopoulos, Kerstin Brehm, Friedhelm Beyersdorf
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 5, Pages 1325-1332.e2)
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Predictive value of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the Mini-Mental State Examination for neurologic outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery , 11 September 2009
Nancy A. Nussmeier, Yinghui Miao, Gary W. Roach, Richard L. Wolman, Christina Mora-Mangano, Mark Fox, Andrea Szekely, Concezione Tommasino, Nanette M. Schwann, Dennis T. Mangano, Investigators of the Ischemia and Education Foundation and the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages 901-912)
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False aneurysm with aortopulmonary shunt after replacement of the ascending aorta , 06 February 2009
Wilko Reents, Werner Kenn, Jörg Babin-Ebell, Rainer G. Leyh, Armin Gorski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages e62-e63)
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography: A reliable method of monitoring pulsatile flow during cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and young children , 15 June 2009
Ashley Rogerson, Yulong Guan, Stephen J. Kimatian, Allen Kunselman, J. Brian Clark, John L. Myers, Akif Ündar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 4, Pages e80-e82)
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Optimal flow rate for antegrade cerebral perfusion
Takashi Sasaki, Shoichi Tsuda, R. Kirk Riemer, Chandra Ramamoorthy, V. Mohan Reddy, Frank L. Hanley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 530-535)
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Brain immaturity is associated with brain injury before and after neonatal cardiac surgery with high-flow bypass and cerebral oxygenation monitoring , 12 November 2009
Dean B. Andropoulos, Jill V. Hunter, David P. Nelson, Stephen A. Stayer, Ann R. Stark, E. Dean McKenzie, Jeffrey S. Heinle, Daniel E. Graves, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 3, Pages 543-556)
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A complementary technique to carbon dioxide de-airing in open cardiac operations?
Peter Svenarud, Mikael Persson, Jan van der Linden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 512-513)
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Bansi Koul, Faleh Al-Rashidi, S. Blomquist, P. Höglund, C. Meurling, A. Roijer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages 513-514)
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A word of caution: Cerebral air emboli caused by tubing elastic recoil while performing low-flow antegrade cerebral perfusion in a low-birth-weight neonate , 19 January 2009
Georgy Frenkel, Einat Birk, Bernardo Vidne, Golan Shukrun, Oren Bachar, Yakov Katz, Gabriel Amir
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2010 (Vol. 139, Issue 2, Pages e25-e26)
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Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion via right axillary artery cannulation reduces morbidity and mortality after proximal aortic surgery , 16 September 2009
Michael E. Halkos, Faraz Kerendi, Richard Myung, Patrick Kilgo, John D. Puskas, Edward P. Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 5, Pages 1081-1089)
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Cerebral tumor necrosis factor α expression and long-term neurocognitive performance after cardiopulmonary bypass in rats , 30 July 2009
Bettina Jungwirth, Kristine Kellermann, Ma Qing, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Manfred Blobner, Eberhard F. Kochs
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 1002-1007)
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Transcranial Doppler-guided selective antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic debranching operation , 16 September 2008
Ali Khoynezhad, Rolando Celis
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 4, Pages 1029-1030)
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Successful emergency surgery for coexistent acute aortic syndrome and acute carotid artery obstruction , 22 September 2008
Masahiko Ando, Kazuhito Imanaka, Hideaki Yamabi, Hiroshige Sato
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 3, Pages 771-773)
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Subtle hemorrhagic brain injury is associated with neurodevelopmental impairment in infants with repaired congenital heart disease , 13 April 2009
Janet S. Soul, Richard L. Robertson, David Wypij, David C. Bellinger, Karen J. Visconti, Adré J. du Plessis, Barry D. Kussman, Lisa A. Scoppettuolo, Frank Pigula, Richard A. Jonas, Jane W. Newburger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 2, Pages 374-381)
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A new de-airing technique that reduces systemic microemboli during open surgery: A prospective controlled study
Faleh Al-Rashidi, Sten Blomquist, Peter Höglund, Carl Meurling, Anders Roijer, Bansi Koul
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 157-162)
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Reply to the Editor
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, Shinya Takahashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2009 (Vol. 138, Issue 1, Pages 251-252)
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Distal axillary artery cannulation can be useful to achieve arterial inflow in descending aortic surgery
Maurizio Salati
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1297-1298)
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Hitoshi Ogino
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 5, Pages 1298-1299)
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The quest to optimize neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonatal arch reconstruction: The perfusion techniques we use and why we believe in them
Richard G. Ohye, Caren S. Goldberg, Janet Donohue, Jennifer C. Hirsch, Michael Gaies, Marshall L. Jacobs, James G. Gurney, Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 803-806)
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Safer aortic crossclamping during short-term moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest for cardiac surgery in patients with a bad ascending aorta
Yoshiyuki Takami, Kazuyoshi Tajima, Sachie Terazawa, Noritaka Okada, Kei Fujii, Yoshimasa Sakai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 875-880)
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A semiquantitative analysis of reactive astrogliosis demonstrates its correlation with the number of intact motor neurons after transient spinal cord ischemia , 22 December 2008
Satoru Wakasa, Norihiko Shiiya, Tsuyoshi Tachibana, Tomonori Ooka, Yoshiro Matsui
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 983-990)
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Stent graft coarctation after frozen elephant trunk procedure: An unusual complication , 21 May 2008
Davide Pacini, Alessandro Armaro, Luca Di Marco, Vincenzo Russo, Roberto Di Bartolomeo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 4, Pages 1027-1029.e1)
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Brain maturation is delayed in infants with complex congenital heart defects
Daniel J. Licht, David M. Shera, Robert R. Clancy, Gil Wernovsky, Lisa M. Montenegro, Susan C. Nicolson, Robert A. Zimmerman, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor, Arastoo Vossough
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 529-537)
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Repair for acute type A aortic dissection with a long elephant trunk technique
Hiroki Hata, Koichi Toda, Yasuhiro Shudo, Satoshi Kainuma, Kiyoshi Yoshida, Keiji Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Taniguchi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 3, Pages 777-778)
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Cerebrovascular response to continuous cold perfusion and hypothermic circulatory arrest
Joseph D. Schmoker, Christopher Terrien, Kenneth J. McPartland, Jon Boyum, George C. Wellman, Lucy Trombley, John Kinne
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 2, Pages 459-464)
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Prospective follow-up study of children with univentricular heart: Neurodevelopmental outcome at age 12 months , 25 July 2008
Anne Sarajuuri, Tuula Lönnqvist, Leena Mildh, Irmeli Rajantie, Marianne Eronen, Ilkka Mattila, Eero Jokinen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 139-145.e2)
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Near-infrared spectroscopy: What we know and what we need to know—A systematic review of the congenital heart disease literature , 25 September 2008
Jennifer C. Hirsch, John R. Charpie, Richard G. Ohye, James G. Gurney
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 154-159.e12)
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Compressed true lumen in the innominate artery: A pitfall of right axillary arterial perfusion in acute aortic dissection , 06 May 2008
Kazumasa Orihashi, Taijiro Sueda, Kenji Okada, Shinya Takahashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages 242-243)
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Concomitant cardiac and cerebral leiomyosarcoma: A challenge for surgical and adjuvant therapy , 01 September 2008
Christoph A. Tschan, M. Javad Mirzayan, Alexandru C. Stan, Maximilian A. Pichlmaier, Joachim K. Krauss
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2009 (Vol. 137, Issue 1, Pages e12-e14)
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Short- and long-term efficacy of aspirin and clopidogrel for thromboprophylaxis for mechanical heart valves: An in vivo study in swine , 01 July 2008
Stephen H. McKellar, Jess L. Thompson, Raul F. Garcia-Rinaldi, Ryan J. MacDonald, Thoralf M. Sundt, Hartzell V. Schaff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 908-914)
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Effects of carbamazepine on spinal cord ischemia , 26 June 2008
Mustafa Sırlak, Sadik Eryılmaz, Mustafa Bahadır Inan, Yusuf Sinan Sırın, Omer Besaltı, Levent Yazıcıoglu, Evren Ozcınar, Esra Erdemlı, Refik Tasoz, Atilla Halil Elhan, Bulent Kaya, Umit Ozyurda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1038-1043.e4)
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Optimizing selective cerebral perfusion in adult aortic arch repair: Clinical relevance of the laboratory model
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 4, Pages 1105-1106)
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Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: Impact of axillary artery perfusion
Hitoshi Ogino, Hiroaki Sasaki, Kenji Minatoya, Hitoshi Matsuda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hirotaka Watanuki, Motomi Ando, Soichiro Kitamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 3, Pages 641-649)
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Less invasive quick replacement for octogenarians with type A acute aortic dissection , 03 June 2008
Mitsumasa Hata, Mitsunori Suzuki, Akira Sezai, Tetsuya Niino, Satoshi Unosawa, Nobuyuki Furukawa, Kazutomo Minami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 2, Pages 489-493)
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Fatal thrombotic event after infusion of recombinant activated factor VII after cardiac surgery , 12 May 2008
N. Pichon, F. Bellec, S. Sekkal, J.P. Marsaud, M. Laskar, B. François, P. Vignon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2008 (Vol. 136, Issue 1, Pages 220-221)
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Grey zone area for Glenn and future Fontan candidates
Sameh Ibrahim Sersar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 6, Page 1405)
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Optimizing selective cerebral perfusion: Deleterious effects of high perfusion pressures
James C. Halstead, Matthias Meier, Michael Wurm, Ning Zhang, David Spielvogel, Donald Weisz, Carol Bodian, Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 784-791)
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Hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in ascending aortic and aortic arch surgery: A risk factor analysis for adverse outcome in 501 patients
Nawid Khaladj, Malakh Shrestha, Sara Meck, Sven Peterss, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Michael Winterhalter, Ludwig Hoy, Axel Haverich, Christian Hagl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 4, Pages 908-914)
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Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization after biologic and mechanical aortic valve replacement: Investigation with multirange and multifrequency transcranial Doppler ultrasound
Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, Bikram P. Choudhary, Yasir Abu-Omar, David P. Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 512-520)
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Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death , 21 January 2008
Yusuke Iwata, Olivier Nicole, Toru Okamura, David Zurakowski, Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 573-578)
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Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, Matthias Karck
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Page 714)
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The safety of moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion
Teruhisa Kazui, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Page 715)
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Hiroyuki Kamiya, Klaus Kallenbach, Axel Haverich, Matthias Karck
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 3, Pages 715-716)
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Improving neurologic and quality-of-life outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: Past, present, and future
Gil Wernovsky
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 240-242.e2)
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Randomized trial of hematocrit 25% versus 35% during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery
Jane W. Newburger, Richard A. Jonas, Janet Soul, Barry D. Kussman, David C. Bellinger, Peter C. Laussen, Richard Robertson, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, Emile A. Bacha, Joseph M. Forbess, Frank Pigula, Stephen J. Roth, Karen J. Visconti, Adre J. du Plessis, David M. Farrell, Ellen McGrath, Leonard A. Rappaport, David Wypij
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 347-354.e4)
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The effect of hematocrit during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery: Results from the combined Boston hematocrit trials
David Wypij, Richard A. Jonas, David C. Bellinger, Pedro J. Del Nido, John E. Mayer, Emile A. Bacha, Joseph M. Forbess, Frank Pigula, Peter C. Laussen, Jane W. Newburger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 355-360)
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Delayed surgery for traumatic rupture of aortic arch with dissection of the left anterior descending artery
John EV, Gopalakrishnan Mundayat, Kodhandapani Chunduru, Jacob Abraham, Aruna Palliyil, Das Perimpa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 2, Pages 428-430)
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The influence of systemic hemodynamics and oxygen transport on cerebral oxygen saturation in neonates after the Norwood procedure
Jia Li, Gencheng Zhang, Helen Holtby, Anne-Marie Guerguerian, Sally Cai, Tilman Humpl, Christopher A. Caldarone, Andrew N. Redington, Glen S. Van Arsdell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2008 (Vol. 135, Issue 1, Pages 83-90.e2)
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Effects of sustained mild hypothermia on neurocognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery: A randomized, double-blind study , 29 October 2007
Munir Boodhwani, Fraser Rubens, Denise Wozny, Rosendo Rodriguez, Howard J. Nathan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 6, Pages 1443-1452.e1)
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Use of an epidural cooling catheter with a closed countercurrent lumen to protect against ischemic spinal cord injury in pigs
Akihiro Yoshitake, Atsuo Mori, Hideyuki Shimizu, Toshihiko Ueda, Nobuyuki Kabei, Takashi Hachiya, Hideyuki Okano, Ryohei Yozu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1220-1226)
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Overactivation of poly(adenosine phosphate–ribose) polymerase 1 and molecular events in neuronal injury after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Study in a rabbit model
Xudong Pan, Lizhong Sun, Weiguo Ma, Yue Tang, Cun Long, Liangxin Tian, Ningning Liu, Zhengyi Feng, Jun Zheng
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1227-1233.e5)
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The conduct of experimental circulatory arrest: The search for clinical relevance
John G.T. Augoustides
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1381-1382)
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Reply to the Editor
Elizabeth O. Johnson, Olga Ananiadou
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 5, Pages 1382-1383)
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Genomic expression pathways associated with brain injury after cardiopulmonary bypass
Basel Ramlawi, Hasan Otu, James L. Rudolph, Shigetoshi Mieno, Isaac S. Kohane, Handan Can, Towia A. Libermann, Edward R. Marcantonio, Cesario Bianchi, Frank W. Sellke
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 4, Pages 996-1005.e4)
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Impaired cerebral autoregulation distal to carotid stenosis/occlusion is associated with increased risk of stroke at cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Julia Schoof, Wiebke Lubahn, Matthias Baeumer, Regina Kross, Claus-Werner Wallesch, Alf Kozian, Christof Huth, Michael Goertler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 3, Pages 690-696)
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Single-stage repair of arch aneurysms with a long elephant trunk: Medium-term follow-up of thromboexcluded aneurysms
Koichi Toda, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Hiroki Hata, Yasuhiro Shudo, Hajime Matsue, Satoru Kuki, Yoshiki Sawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2007 (Vol. 134, Issue 1, Pages 47-52)
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Aortic root reconstruction with a bioprosthetic valved conduit: A consecutive series of 275 procedures , 01 May 2007
Christian D. Etz, Tobias M. Homann, Neil Rane, Carol A. Bodian, Gabriele Di Luozzo, Konstadinos A. Plestis, David Spielvogel, Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1455-1463)
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Reliability of temperatures measured at standard monitoring sites as an index of brain temperature during deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass conducted for thoracic aortic reconstruction
Takashi Akata, Hidekazu Setoguchi, Kazuhiro Shirozu, Jun Yoshino
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1559-1565.e2)
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Lipopolysaccharide preconditioning induces robust protection against brain injury resulting from deep hypothermic circulatory arrest , 01 May 2007
Edward J. Hickey, Xiaomang You, Vassil Kaimaktchiev, Mary Stenzel-Poore, Ross M. Ungerleider
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Pages 1588-1596)
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Anthony L. Estrera, Hazim J. Safi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 6, Page 1685)
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Five-year cognitive outcomes: Surgical effects or natural progression of vascular disease
John W. Hammon, David A. Stump
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1133-1134)
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Neuroprotective effect of mild hypothermia in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: Five-year follow-up of a randomized trial
Howard J. Nathan, Rosendo Rodriguez, Denise Wozny, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Fraser D. Rubens, Gregory L. Bryson, George Wells
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1206-1211)
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Patient characteristics are important determinants of neurodevelopmental outcome at one year of age after neonatal and infant cardiac surgery , 20 March 2007
J. William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Gail P. Jarvik, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Elaine Zackai, Alex S. Nord, Robert R. Clancy, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1344-1353.e3)
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Paul Urbanski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 5, Pages 1392-1393)
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A randomized clinical trial of regional cerebral perfusion versus deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: Outcomes for infants with functional single ventricle , 06 March 2007
Caren S. Goldberg, Edward L. Bove, Eric J. Devaney, Eileen Mollen, Edward Schwartz, Shauna Tindall, Cheryl Nowak, John Charpie, Morton B. Brown, Tom J. Kulik, Richard G. Ohye
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 880-887.e1)
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Effect of profound hypothermia during circulatory arrest on neurologic injury and apoptotic repressor protein Bcl-2 expression in an acute porcine model , 06 March 2007
Olga G. Ananiadou, Katherine Bibou, George E. Drossos, Antonia Charchanti, Mary Bai, Saleem Haj-Yahia, Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Elizabeth O. Johnson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 919-926)
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Inhibition of the MEK/ERK pathway reduces microglial activation and interleukin-1-beta expression in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats
Kang Lu, Chung-Lung Cho, Cheng-Loong Liang, Shang-Der Chen, Po-Chou Liliang, Shin-Yuan Wang, Han-Jung Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 934-941)
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Chronic ischemic cerebral white matter disease is a risk factor for nonfocal neurologic injury after total aortic arch replacement
Ridwan Lin, Lars Svensson, Rishi Gupta, Bruce Lytle, Derk Krieger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1059-1065)
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Infant arch reconstruction during total system perfusion
Aimee B. Gardner, Pirooz Eghtesady
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1096-1098)
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Which cell is transferred hepatocyte growth factor gene?
Masahiro Sakurai
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Page 1120)
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Enyi Shi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 4, Pages 1120-1121)
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Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation after the Norwood procedure: Comparison of right ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit with modified Blalock–Taussig shunt
Barry D. Kussman, Kimberlee Gauvreau, James A. DiNardo, Jane W. Newburger, Andrew S. Mackie, Karen L. Booth, Pedro J. del Nido, Stephen J. Roth, Peter C. Laussen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 648-655)
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Effect of prophylactically administered edaravone during antegrade cerebral perfusion in a canine model of old cerebral infarction
Takayasu Suzuki, Teruhisa Kazui, Seiji Yamamoto, Naoki Washiyama, Kazuhiro Ohkura, Kentaro Ohishi, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Kazuchika Suzuki, Satoshi Akuzawa, Michio Fujie
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 3, Pages 710-716)
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Gaseous and solid cerebral microembolization during proximal aortic anastomoses in off-pump coronary surgery: The effect of an aortic side-biting clamp and two clampless devices
Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, Yasir Abu-Omar, Bikram P. Choudhary, David Pigott, David P. Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 485-493)
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The safety of moderate hypothermic lower body circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion: A propensity score analysis
Hiroyuki Kamiya, Christian Hagl, Irina Kropivnitskaya, Dietmar Böthig, Klaus Kallenbach, Nawid Khaladj, Andreas Martens, Axel Haverich, Matthias Karck
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 2, Pages 501-509.e2)
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Increased cerebral and renal endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene expression after cardiopulmonary bypass in the rat
C. David Mazer, Francoise Briet, Katherine R. Blight, Duncan J. Stewart, Malcolm Robb, Zhilan Wang, Alana M. Harrington, William Mak, Xiaomao Li, Gregory M.T. Hare
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 13-20.e1)
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Hemodilutional anemia impairs neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass in a piglet model
Takashi Miura, Takahiko Sakamoto, Makio Kobayashi, Toshiharu Shin’oka, Hiromi Kurosawa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 29-36)
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Postoperative stroke after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Fausto Biancari, Martti Mosorin, Elsi Rasinaho, Jarmo Lahtinen, Jouni Heikkinen, Eija Niemelä, Vesa Anttila, Martti Lepojärvi, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2007 (Vol. 133, Issue 1, Pages 169-173)
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Visual light spectroscopy reflects flow-related changes in brain oxygenation during regional low-flow perfusion and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Gabriel Amir, Chandra Ramamoorthy, R. Kirk Riemer, Corrine R. Davis, Frank L. Hanley, V. Mohan Reddy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1307-1312)
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Leukocyte filtration to decrease the number of adherent leukocytes in the cerebral microcirculation after a period of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Hanna Alaoja, Eija Niemelä, Vesa Anttila, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Jussi Mäkelä, Kai Kiviluoma, Päivi Laurila, Timo Kaakinen, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1339-1347.e1)
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Carotid artery cannulation in aortic surgery , 23 November 2006
Paul P. Urbanski, Aristidis Lenos, Yvonne Lindemann, Ernst Weigang, Michael Zacher, Anno Diegeler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1398-1403)
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Acute type A aortic dissection complicated by stroke: Can immediate repair be performed safely?
Anthony L. Estrera, Zsolt Garami, Charles C. Miller, Eyal E. Porat, Paul E. Achouh, Jayesh Dhareshwar, Riad Meada, Ali Azizzadeh, Hazim J. Safi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 6, Pages 1404-1408)
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Short-term changes in cerebral activity in on-pump and off-pump cardiac surgery defined by functional magnetic resonance imaging and their relationship to microembolization
Yasir Abu-Omar, Sarah Cader, Lorenzo Guerrieri Wolf, David Pigott, Paul M. Matthews, David P. Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1119-1125)
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Transcutaneous near-infrared spectroscopy for detection of regional spinal ischemia during intercostal artery ligation: Preliminary experimental results
Scott A. LeMaire, Lyssa N. Ochoa, Lori D. Conklin, Ron A. Widman, Fred J. Clubb, Akif Ündar, Zachary C. Schmittling, Xing Li Wang, Charles D. Fraser, Joseph S. Coselli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1150-1155)
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Relevance of depth resolution for cerebral blood flow monitoring by near-infrared spectroscopic bolus tracking during cardiopulmonary bypass
Jens Steinbrink, Thomas Fischer, Hermann Kuppe, Roland Hetzer, Kamil Uludag, Hellmuth Obrig, Wolfgang M. Kuebler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 5, Pages 1172-1178)
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Proteomics of cerebral injury in a neonatal model of cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest , 31 August 2006
Amir M. Sheikh, Cindy Barrett, Nestor Villamizar, Oscar Alzate, Sara Miller, John Shelburne, Andrew Lodge, Jeffrey Lawson, James Jaggers
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 820-828.e2)
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Brain oxygen and metabolism during circulatory arrest with intermittent brief periods of low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass in newborn piglets
Steven Schultz, Diego Antoni, Gregory Shears, Scott Markowitz, Peter Pastuszko, William Greeley, David F. Wilson, Anna Pastuszko
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 839-844)
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion with intermittent pressure augmentation provides adequate neuroprotection: Diffusion- and perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging study in an experimental canine model
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Masaki Sekino, Shinichi Takamoto, Shoogo Ueno, Sachiko Yamaguchi, Kazuo Kitahori, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Yoshihiro Suematsu, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Tetsuro Morota, Arata Murakami
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 933-940)
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Nonviral gene transfer of hepatocyte growth factor attenuates neurologic injury after spinal cord ischemia in rabbits
Enyi Shi, Xiaojing Jiang, Teruhisa Kazui, Naoki Washiyama, Katsushi Yamashita, Hitoshi Terada, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 941-947)
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Aprotinin improves cerebral protection: Evidence from a survival porcine model
Vesa Anttila, Ikuo Hagino, Yusuke Iwata, Bret A. Mettler, Hart G.W. Lidov, David Zurakowski, Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 4, Pages 948-953)
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Reply to the Editor
John W. Hammon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 3, Pages 728-729)
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Editor’s Note: Consensus statements as a variant of classical statistical methods
Andrew S. Wechsler
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Page 223)
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An evidence-based review of the practice of cardiopulmonary bypass in adults: A focus on neurologic injury, glycemic control, hemodilution, and the inflammatory response
Kenneth G. Shann, Donald S. Likosky, John M. Murkin, Robert A. Baker, Yvon R. Baribeau, Gordon R. DeFoe, Timothy A. Dickinson, Timothy J. Gardner, Hilary P. Grocott, Gerald T. O’Connor, David J. Rosinski, Frank W. Sellke, Timothy W. Willcox
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 283-290.e3)
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Reply to the Editor
J. William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Robert R. Clancy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 2, Pages 441-442)
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Intermittent pressure augmentation during retrograde cerebral perfusion under moderate hypothermia provides adequate neuroprotection: An experimental study
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinichi Takamoto, Kazuo Kitahori, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Tetsuro Morota, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Arata Murakami, Yoshihiro Suematsu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 80-88)
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Mild hypothermia (32°C) and antegrade cerebral perfusion in aortic arch operations
Farhad Bakhtiary, Selami Dogan, Omer Dzemali, Peter Kleine, Anton Moritz, Tayfun Aybek
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Pages 153-154)
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Reply to the Editor
John W. Hammon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2006 (Vol. 132, Issue 1, Page 209)
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Protecting the central nervous system during ischemia: A difficult task
John A. Kern
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Page 1226)
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Erythropoietin protects the central nervous system during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest: An experimental study in a canine model
Mitsuhiro Kawata, Shinichi Takamoto, Kazuo Kitahori, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Tetsuro Morota, Minoru Ono, Noboru Motomura, Arata Murakami, Yoshihiro Suematsu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1331-1337)
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Plasma cefazolin levels during cardiovascular surgery: Effects of cardiopulmonary bypass and profound hypothermic circulatory arrest
Anthony D. Caffarelli, Jeff P. Holden, Ellen Jo Baron, Harry J.M. Lemmens, Holly D’Souza, Vincent Yau, Cornelius Olcott, Bruce A. Reitz, D. Craig Miller, Pieter J.A. van der Starre
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1338-1343)
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Relationship between white cell count, neuropsychologic outcome, and microemboli in 161 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Donald Whitaker, Jan Stygall, Michael Harrison, Stanton Newman
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1358-1363)
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Carotid artery cannulation in acute aortic dissection with malperfusion
Paul P. Urbanski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 6, Pages 1398-1399)
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Neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in rats: Description of a new model
Bettina Jungwirth, G. Burkhard Mackensen, Manfred Blobner, Frauke Neff, Bruno Reichart, Eberhard F. Kochs, Georg Nollert
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 805-812)
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Magnesium as a neuroprotectant in cardiac surgery: A randomized clinical trial
Sunil K. Bhudia, Delos M. Cosgrove, Richard I. Naugle, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Buu-Khanh Lam, Emily Walton, John Petrich, Roberta C. Palumbo, A. Marc Gillinov, Carolyn Apperson-Hansen, Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 4, Pages 853-861.e7)
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Impaired baseline regional cerebral perfusion in patients referred for coronary artery bypass , 31 January 2006
Robert Moraca, Eugene Lin, James H. Holmes, David Fordyce, William Campbell, Mary Ditkoff, Mark Hill, Steven Guyton, Daniel Paull, R. Alan Hall
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 540-546)
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ONO-5046 attenuation of delayed motor neuron death and effect on the induction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, phosphorylated extracellular signal–regulated kinase, and caspase3 after spinal cord ischemia in rabbits
Takashi Yamauchi, Yoshiki Sawa, Masahiro Sakurai, Takano Hiroshi, Goro Matsumiya, Koji Abe, Hikaru Matsuda
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 644-650)
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Antegrade cerebral perfusion reduces apoptotic neuronal injury in a neonatal piglet model of cardiopulmonary bypass
Valerie Y. Chock, Gabriel Amir, Corrine R. Davis, Chandra Ramamoorthy, R. Kirk Riemer, Dustin Ray, Rona G. Giffard, V. Mohan Reddy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 3, Pages 659-665)
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Effect of closed minimized cardiopulmonary bypass on cerebral tissue oxygenation and microembolization , 13 January 2006
A. Liebold, A. Khosravi, B. Westphal, C. Skrabal, Y.H. Choi, C. Stamm, A. Kaminski, A. Alms, T. Birken, D. Zurakowski, G. Steinhoff
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 268-276)
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Intraluminal aortic manipulation by means of intra-aortic filter, cannulation, and external clamp maneuvers evaluated versus dislodged embolic material
Patrik Boivie, Magnus Hansson, Karl Gunnar Engström
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 283-289)
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Regional cerebral saturation monitoring with near-infrared spectroscopy during selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: Diagnostic performance and relationship to postoperative stroke , 13 January 2006
Christian Olsson, Stefan Thelin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 2, Pages 371-379.e2)
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Improved myocardial protection during coronary artery surgery with glucose-insulin-potassium: A randomized controlled trial
David W. Quinn, Domenico Pagano, Robert S. Bonser, Stephen J. Rooney, Timothy R. Graham, Ian C. Wilson, Bruce E. Keogh, John N. Townend, Michael E. Lewis, Peter Nightingale, Study Investigators
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 34-42.e2)
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Single crossclamp improves 6-month cognitive outcome in high-risk coronary bypass patients: The effect of reduced aortic manipulation , 13 December 2005
John W. Hammon, David A. Stump, John F. Butterworth, Dixon M. Moody, Kashemi Rorie, Dwight D. Deal, Edward H. Kincaid, Timothy E. Oaks, Neal D. Kon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 114-121)
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The relationship of postoperative electrographic seizures to neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age after neonatal and infant cardiac surgery , 13 December 2005
J. William Gaynor, Gail P. Jarvik, Judy Bernbaum, Marsha Gerdes, Gil Wernovsky, Nancy B. Burnham, Jo Ann D’Agostino, Elaine Zackai, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, Susan C. Nicolson, Thomas L. Spray, Robert R. Clancy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 181-189)
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion
Catherine L. Dent, James P. Spaeth, Blaise V. Jones, Steven M. Schwartz, Tracy A. Glauser, Barbara Hallinan, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Philip R. Khoury, C. Dean Kurth
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 190-197)
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Surgical treatment of an aneurysm involving ascending aorta, aortic arch, and a rupture of a descending aortic aneurysm 26 years following acute type A aortic dissection
Christian Kühn, Omke E. Teebken, Jürgen Weidemann, Matthias Karck, Maximillian Pichlmaier, Axel Haverich
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2006 (Vol. 131, Issue 1, Pages 235-236.e1)
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities after the Norwood procedure using regional cerebral perfusion
Catherine L. Dent, James P. Spaeth, Blaise V. Jones, Steven M. Schwartz, Tracy A. Glauser, Barbara Hallinan, Jeffrey M. Pearl, Philip R. Khoury, C. Dean Kurth
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1523-1530)
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Cerebral microembolization during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with the Symmetry aortic connector device
Mona Skjelland, Jacob Bergsland, Runar Lundblad, Per Snorre Lingaas, Kjell Arne Rein, Steinar Halvorsen, Jan L. Svennevig, Erik Fosse, Rainer Brucher, David Russell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1581-1585)
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Pretreatment with hyperbaric oxygen and its effect on neuropsychometric dysfunction and systemic inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass: A prospective randomized double-blind trial , 27 October 2005
Joseph Alex, Gerard Laden, Alex R.J. Cale, Sean Bennett, Kenneth Flowers, Leigh Madden, Eric Gardiner, Peter T. McCollum, Steven C. Griffin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1623-1630)
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Preoperative cerebral ischemic lesions predict physical health status after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Lars Mathisen, Marit Helen Andersen, Per Kristian Hol, Bjørn Tennøe, Christian Lund, David Russell, Runar Lundblad, Steinar Halvorsen, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Berit Rokne Hanestad, Erik Fosse
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 6, Pages 1691-1697)
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Religion, politics…deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Frank L. Hanley
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1236.e1-1236.e8)
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Increasing duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative electroencephalographic seizures , 14 October 2005
J. William Gaynor, Susan C. Nicolson, Gail P. Jarvik, Gil Wernovsky, Lisa M. Montenegro, Nancy B. Burnham, Diane M. Hartman, Andy Louie, Thomas L. Spray, Robert R. Clancy
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1278-1286)
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Attempted control of hyperglycemia during cardiopulmonary bypass fails to improve neurologic or neurobehavioral outcomes in patients without diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
John Butterworth, Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Claudine Legault, Daniel J. Zaccaro, Neal D. Kon, John W. Hammon, Anne T. Rogers, B. Todd Troost, David A. Stump, Curt D. Furberg, Laura H. Coker
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1319.e1-1319.e9)
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after nontransplant cardiac surgery
John R. Mehall, James L. Leach, Walter H. Merrill
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1473-1474)
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Neuronal ultrastructure is preserved by fructose-1,6-bisphosphate after hypothermic circulatory arrest in pigs
Timo Kaakinen, Anita Naukkarinen, Hannu Tuominen, Pekka Romsi, Matti Nuutinen, Fausto Biancari, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 5, Pages 1475-1476)
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Upregulation of hypoxia inducible factor is associated with attenuation of neuronal injury in neonatal piglets undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Faraz Kerendi, Michael E. Halkos, Hajime Kin, Joel S. Corvera, Daniel J. Brat, Mary B. Wagner, Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Zhi-Qing Zhao, Joseph M. Forbess, Kirk R. Kanter, Mary E. Kelley, Paul M. Kirshbom
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1079.e1-1079.e10)
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Systemic venous oxygen saturation after the Norwood procedure and childhood neurodevelopmental outcome
George M. Hoffman, Kathleen A. Mussatto, Cheryl L. Brosig, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Ndidiamaka Musa, Raymond T. Fedderly, Robert D.B. Jaquiss, James S. Tweddell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 4, Pages 1094-1100)
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Pharmacologic cerebral capillary blood flow improvement after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: An intravital fluorescence microscopy study in pigs , 12 August 2005
Lotfi Ben Mime, Stefan Arnhold, Juergen Hartmut Fischer, Klaus Addicks, Ernst Rainer de Vivie, Gerardus Bennink, Michael Suedkamp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 670-676)
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Cerebral oxygen balance is impaired during repair of aortic coarctation in infants and children
Anthony Azakie, Jessica Muse, Marisa Gardner, Kimberly L. Skidmore, Steven P. Miller, Tom R. Karl, Patrick S. McQuillen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 830-836)
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A new cannula for innominate artery cannulation
Paolo Stassano, Antonino Musumeci, Gabriele Iannelli, Giuseppe D’Alise, Michele Mottola
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 944-945)
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Uses of the leukocyte-depleting filter
Donald Whitaker
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 3, Pages 952-953)
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Tissue oxygenation index is a useful monitor of histologic and neurologic outcome after cardiopulmonary bypass in piglets , 04 July 2005
Ikuo Hagino, Vesa Anttila, David Zurakowski, Lennart F. Duebener, Hart G.W. Lidov, Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 384-392)
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Risk factors for late stroke after coronary artery bypass grafting
Thomas Schachner, Anne Zimmer, Georg Nagele, Guenther Laufer, Johannes Bonatti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 2, Pages 485-490)
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Optimal temperature for selective cerebral perfusion
Justus T. Strauch, David Spielvogel, Alexander Lauten, Ning Zhang, Sindy Rinke, Donald Weisz, Carol A. Bodian, Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2005 (Vol. 130, Issue 1, Pages 74-82)
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Hematocrit trial
Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Page 1200)
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Reply to the Editor
Steve J. Schomisch, Alan H. Markowitz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Page 1203)
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Technique for microsphere injection
Yoshio Ootaki, Kiyotaka Fukamachi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Page 1203)
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Total aortic arch replacement and limited circulatory arrest of the brain
Teruhisa Kazui, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Naoki Washiyama
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 5, Pages 1207-1208)
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Risk factors for cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes
Yuji Kadoi, Shigeru Saito, Nao Fujita, Fumio Goto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 576-583)
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Side differences in cerebrovascular accidents after cardiac surgery: A statistical analysis of neurologic symptoms and possible implications for anatomic mechanisms of aortic particle embolization
Patrik Boivie, Cecilia Edström, Karl Gunnar Engström
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 3, Pages 591-598)
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Cerebral monitoring with transcranial Doppler ultrasonography improves neurologic outcome during repairs of acute type A aortic dissection , 31 December 2004
Anthony L. Estrera, Zsolt Garami, Charles C. Miller, Roy Sheinbaum, Tam T.T. Huynh, Eyal E. Porat, Bradley S. Allen, Hazim J. Safi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 2, Pages 277-285)
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Myogenic transcranial motor evoked potentials monitoring cannot always predict neurologic outcome after spinal cord ischemia in rats
Manabu Kakinohana, Tetsuya Kawabata, Yuji Miyata, Kazuhiro Sugahara
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2005 (Vol. 129, Issue 1, Pages 46-52)
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Preoperative cerebral blood flow is diminished in neonates with severe congenital heart defects , 25 October 2004
Daniel J. Licht, Jiongjiong Wang, David W. Silvestre, Susan C. Nicolson, Lisa M. Montenegro, Gil Wernovsky, Sarah Tabbutt, Suzanne M. Durning, David M. Shera, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray, Robert R. Clancy, Robert A. Zimmerman, John A. Detre
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 6, Pages 841-849)
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Single-stage repair of extensive thoracic aortic aneurysms: Experience with the arch-first technique and bilateral anterior thoracotomy , 28 September 2004
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Michael C. Mauney, Paolo Masetti, Catherine F. Castner
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 5, Pages 669-676)
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Innominate artery transection in the setting of a bovine arch
Mireille A. Moise, Vivian Hsu, Benjamin Braslow, Y.Joseph Woo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 4, Pages 632-634)
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Axillary artery cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass reduces cerebral microemboli
Nasim Hedayati, J.Timothy Sherwood, Steve J. Schomisch, Joseph L. Carino, Alan H. Markowitz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 386-390)
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Amniotic air insufflation during minimally invasive fetoscopic fetal cardiac interventions is safe for the fetal brain in sheep
Thomas Kohl, Julia Reckers, Danja Strümper, Maike Große Hartlage, Wiebke Gogarten, Ulrich Gembruch, Johannes Vogt, Hugo Van Aken, Hans H. Scheld, Werner Paulus, Christian H. Rickert
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 3, Pages 467-471)
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Ischemic preconditioning or heat shock pretreatment ameliorates neuronal apoptosis following hypothermic circulatory arrest
Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Yao-Chang Wang, Yi-Cheng Wu, Yu-Min Lin, Pyng Jing Lin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 203-210)
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Interaction of temperature with hematocrit level and pH determines safe duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest
Takahiko Sakamoto, David Zurakowski, Lennart F. Duebener, Hart G.W. Lidov, Gregory L. Holmes, Richard J. Hurley, Peter C. Laussen, Richard A. Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 220-232)
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Total aortic arch replacement with a branched graft and limited circulatory arrest of the brain
Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, Paolo Masetti
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 2, Pages 233-237)
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The effect of the dynamic air bubble trap on cerebral microemboli and S100β
Reza Motallebzadeh, Marjan Jahangiri
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2004 (Vol. 128, Issue 1, Page 154)
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In vivo inhibition of neutrophil activity by a FAS (CD95) stimulating module: arterial in-line application in a porcine cardiac surgery model
Martin Scholz, Andreas Simon, Markus Berg, Alina Maria Schuller, Meltem Hacibayramoglu, Stefan Margraf, Alf Theisen, Joachim Windolf, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Anton Moritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1735-1742)
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Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization during off-pump, on-pump, and open cardiac surgery procedures
Yasir Abu-Omar, Lognathen Balacumaraswami, David W Pigott, Paul M Matthews, David P Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1759-1765)
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Higher bypass temperature correlates with increased white cell activation in the cerebral microcirculation
Vesa Anttila, Ikuo Hagino, David Zurakowski, Hart G.W Lidov, Richard A Jonas
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 6, Pages 1781-1788)
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The Boston Circulatory Arrest Study: an analysis
Ross M Ungerleider, J.William Gaynor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1256-1261)
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Safety of deliberate intraoperative and postoperative hypothermia for patients undergoing coronary artery surgery: A randomized trial
Howard J. Nathan, Luciana Parlea, Jean-Yves Dupuis, Paul Hendry, Kathryn A. Williams, Fraser D. Rubens, George A. Wells
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1270-1275)
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Direct cerebral perfusion and myocardial protection with moderate systemic hypothermic arrest for high descending aortic aneurysm
Germano Melissano, Francesco Maisano, Efrem Civilini, Ottavio Alfieri, Roberto Chiesa
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 5, Pages 1530-1531)
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Blockade of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway by U0126 attenuates neuronal damage following circulatory arrest
Deog-Gon Cho, Matthew R Mulloy, Paul A Chang, Mahlon D Johnson, Alon S Aharon, Trevor A Robison, Tamara L Buckles, Daniel W Byrne, Davis C Drinkwater
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1033-1040)
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Regional low-flow perfusion improves neurologic outcome compared with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in neonatal piglets
Richard J Myung, Matus Petko, Alexander R Judkins, Gregory Schears, Richard F Ittenbach, Robert J Waibel, William M DeCampli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 4, Pages 1051-1057)
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Periventricular leukomalacia is common after neonatal cardiac surgery
Kristen K Galli, Robert A Zimmerman, Gail P Jarvik, Gil Wernovsky, Marijn K Kuypers, Robert R Clancy, Lisa M Montenegro, William T Mahle, Mark F Newman, Ann M Saunders, Susan C Nicolson, Thomas L Spray, J.William Gaynor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 3, Pages 692-704)
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Propensity case-matched analysis of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with atheromatous aortic disease
Ram Sharony, Eugene A Grossi, Paul C Saunders, Aubrey C Galloway, Robert Applebaum, Greg H Ribakove, Alfred T Culliford, Marc Kanchuger, Itzhak Kronzon, Stephen B Colvin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 406-413)
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Repair of aortic arch coarctation and innominate artery aneurysm with branched Dacron graft
John S Ikonomidis, Peter Y Kim, Fred A Crawford
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 2, Pages 579-581)
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Off-pump surgery and cerebral injury
David Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 7-9)
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The influence of pH strategy on cerebral and collateral circulation during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in cyanotic patients with heart disease: results of a randomized trial and real-time monitoring
Takahiko Sakamoto, Hiromi Kurosawa, Toshiharu Shin'oka, Mitsuru Aoki, Yukihisa Isomatsu
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 12-19)
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Improved cerebral protection through replacement of residual intracavital air by carbon dioxide: a porcine model using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
S Martens, A Theisen, J.O Balzer, M Dietrich, K Graubitz, M Scherer, C Schmitz, M Doss, A Moritz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 51-56)
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Predictors of delirium after cardiac surgery delirium: Effect of beating-heart (off-pump) surgery
Jan Bucerius, Jan F Gummert, Michael A Borger, Thomas Walther, Nicolas Doll, Volkmar Falk, Dierk V Schmitt, Friedrich W Mohr
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 57-64)
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Changes in cerebral and somatic oxygenation during stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome using continuous regional cerebral perfusion
George M Hoffman, Eckehard A Stuth, Robert D Jaquiss, Patrick L Vanderwal, Susan R Staudt, Todd J Troshynski, Nancy S Ghanayem, James S Tweddell
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 223-233)
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Selective carotid cannulation at the neck: a satisfactory option for reoperation for aneurysms of the ascending aorta and arch
Gabriele Iannelli, Luigi Di Tommaso, Mario Monaco, Donato Triggiani, Nicola Spampinato
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2004 (Vol. 127, Issue 1, Pages 276-278)
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Regional low-flow perfusion provides comparable blood flow and oxygenation to both cerebral hemispheres during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
Dean B. Andropoulos, Stephen A. Stayer, E.Dean McKenzie, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1712-1717)
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Apolipoprotein E genotype and neurodevelopmental sequelae of infant cardiac surgery
J.William Gaynor, Marsha Gerdes, Elaine H Zackai, Judy Bernbaum, Gil Wernovsky, Robert R Clancy, Mark F Newman, Ann M Saunders, Patrick J Heagerty, Jo Ann D'Agostino, Donna McDonald-McGinn, Susan C Nicolson, Thomas L Spray, Gail P Jarvik
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1736-1745)
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Can particulate extraction from the ascending aorta reduce neurologic injury in cardiac surgery?
Christoph Schmitz, Susanne Weinreich, Jennifer White, Irena Oengoeren, Rebecca Schneider, Deborah Schneider, Inga Speth, Christoph Pohl, Armin Welz
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1829-1836)
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Conditioned blood reperfusion markedly enhances neurologic recovery after prolonged cerebral ischemia
Bradley S Allen, Manuel Castellá, Gerald D Buckberg, Zhongtou Tan
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 6, Pages 1851-1858)
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Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial
David C Bellinger, David Wypij, Adre J duPlessis, Leonard A Rappaport, Richard A Jonas, Gil Wernovsky, Jane W Newburger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1385-1396)
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The effect of duration of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in infant heart surgery on late neurodevelopment: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial
David Wypij, Jane W Newburger, Leonard A Rappaport, Adre J duPlessis, Richard A Jonas, Gil Wernovsky, Ming Lin, David C Bellinger
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1397-1403)
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MCI-186 prevents spinal cord damage and affects enzyme levels of nitric oxide synthase and Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase after transient ischemia in rabbits
Goro Takahashi, Masahiro Sakurai, Koji Abe, Yasuto Itoyama, Koichi Tabayashi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1461-1466)
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Doppler microembolic signals during cardiac surgery: comparison between arterial line and middle cerebral artery
Dimitrios Georgiadis, Antonia Hempel, Ralf W Baumgartner, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
November 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 5, Pages 1638-1639)
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Finding our way from the heart to the head
Ralph J. Petrucci
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 944-946)
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Diabetes and evidence of atherosclerosis are major risk factors for adverse outcome after elective thoracic aortic surgery
Christian Hagl, Jan D. Galla, David Spielvogel, Carol Bodian, Steven L. Lansman, Rafael Squitieri, M.Arisan Ergin, Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1005-1012)
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Postoperative hypoxia is a contributory factor to cognitive impairment after cardiac surgery
S.M Browne, P.W Halligan, D.T Wade, D.P Taggart
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1061-1064)
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Combination of the HEARTSTRING proximal seal system with a blower mister: a possible source of gas emboli
Georg Nollert, Martin Oberhoffer, Bruno Reichart, Calin Vicol
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 4, Pages 1192-1194)
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion: more risk than benefit?
John M Murkin
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 631-633)
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Neuropsychometric outcome following aortic arch surgery: a prospective randomized trial of retrograde cerebral perfusion
D.K Harrington, M Bonser, A Moss, M.T.E Heafield, M.J Riddoch, R.S Bonser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 638-644)
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Surgical repair of acute type a aortic dissection: continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion prevents lung injury in a pilot study
Luca Salvatore De Santo, Gianpaolo Romano, Cristiano Amarelli, Francesco Onorati, Michele Torella, Attilio Renzulli, Nicola Galdieri, Maurizio Cotrufo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
September 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 3, Pages 826-831)
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Rapid recognition and treatment of cerebral air embolism: the role of neuromonitoring
Thomas Yeh, Erle H Austin, Aida Sehic, Harvey L. Edmonds
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
August 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Pages 589-591)
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Doppler microembolic load predicts risk of thromboembolic complications in Novacor patients
Darius G Nabavi, Joerg Stockmann, Christof Schmid, Michael Schneider, Dieter Hammel, Hans H Scheld, E.Bernd Ringelstein
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 160-167)
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Detrimental effects of papaverine on the human internal thoracic artery
Yu-Jing Gao, Homer Yang, Kevin Teoh, Robert M.K.W. Lee
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 179-185)
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Intentional delay of surgery for acute type A dissection with stroke
Ikuo Fukuda, Tomohiro Imazuru
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2003 (Vol. 126, Issue 1, Pages 290-291)
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Aortic nightmares: can we sleep better?
John W. Hammon
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1200-1201)
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Embolic material generated by multiple aortic crossclamping: a perfusion model with human cadaveric aorta
Patrik Boivie, Magnus Hansson, KarlGunnar Engström
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
June 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 6, Pages 1451-1460)
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Efficiency of a gas diffuser and influence of suction in carbon dioxide deairing of a cardiothoracic wound cavity model
Peter Svenarud, Mikael Persson, Jan van der Linden
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1043-1049)
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A gauze sponge cannot act as a gas diffuser in cardiac surgery when it gets wet
Jan van der Linden, Mikael Persson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Pages 1178-1179)
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Sven Martens
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 5, Page 1179)
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Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and antegrade selective cerebral perfusion during ascending aorta-hemiarch replacement: A retrospective comparative study
Marco Di Eusanio, Ronald M.J. Wesselink, Wim J. Morshuis, Karl M. Dossche, Marc A.A.M. Schepens
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 4, Pages 849-854)
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Neurologic injury from cardiac surgery—an important but enormously complex phenomenon
Eugene H. Blackstone
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S28-S30)
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Biochemical markers of neurologic injury in cardiac surgery: The rise and fall of S100β
Jarle Vaage, Russell Anderson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S31-S33)
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Cerebral protection during aortic arch surgery
Randall B. Griepp
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Supplement, Pages S36-S38)
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Competing perfusion strategies: Effect on microvascular oxygen tension
Frank A. Pigula
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Page 456)
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Organ protection during hypothermic circulatory arrest
Axel Haverich, Christian Hagl
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 460-462)
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Tissue oxygen tension during regional low-flow perfusion in neonates
William M. DeCampli, Gregory Schears, Richard Myung, Steven Schultz, Jennifer Creedc, Anna Pastuszko, David F. Wilson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 472-480)
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Novel cerebral physiologic monitoring to guide low-flow cerebral perfusion during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
Dean B. Andropoulos, Stephen A. Stayer, E.Dean McKenzie, Charles D. Fraser
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 491-499)
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate for improved outcome after hypothermic circulatory arrest in pigs
Pekka Romsi, Timo Kaakinen, Kai Kiviluoma, Vilho Vainionpää, Jorma Hirvonen, Matti Pokela, Pasi Ohtonen, Fausto Biancari, Matti Nuutinen, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 3, Pages 686-698)
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Effectiveness of the Cobra aortic catheter for dual-temperature management during adult cardiac surgery
D.J. Cook, T.A. Orszulak, K.J. Zehr, N.A. Nussmeier, J.J. Livesay, J.W. Hammon, X. Chen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
February 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 2, Pages 378-384)
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Apolipoprotein E4 increases aortic atheroma burden in cardiac surgical patients
Lian K. Ti, G.Burkhard Mackensen, Hilary P. Grocott, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Barbara G. Phillips-Bute, Carmelo A. Milano, Andrew K. Hilton, Mark F. Newman, Joseph P. Mathew, the Neurologic Outcome Research Group, Durham, NC
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
January 2003 (Vol. 125, Issue 1, Pages 211-213)
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Antegrade perfusion during suspended animation?
Lars G. Svensson
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1068-1070)
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Antegrade selective cerebral perfusion during operations on the thoracic aorta: Factors influencing survival and neurologic outcome in 413 patients
Marco Di Eusanio, Marc A.A.M. Schepens, Wim J. Morshuis, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Angelo Pierangeli, Karl M. Dossche
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1080-1086)
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Alpha-stat strategy: Cause of ischemia in brains with old cerebral infarction despite selective cerebral hypothermic antegrade perfusion
Tadaomi-Alfonso Miyamoto, Koho-Julio Miyamoto
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Pages 1260-1261)
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Naoki Washiyama, Teruhisa Kazui, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
December 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 6, Page 1261)
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Potential neuroprotective benefits of erythropoietin during experimental hypothermic circulatory arrest
Pekka Romsi, Erkka Rönkä, Kai Kiviluoma, Vilho Vainionpää, Jorma Hirvonen, Ari Mennander, Matti Pokela, Fausto Biancari, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
October 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 4, Pages 714-723)
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Optimizing neurologic outcome in coronary bypass surgery
Emmanuel Villa, Andrea Moneta, Francesco Donatelli
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Pages 210-211)
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Reply to the Editor:
Shin'ichiro Kihara, Tadayuki Shimakura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2002 (Vol. 124, Issue 1, Page 211)
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Extrathoracic cannulation of the left common carotid artery in thoracic aorta operations through a left thoracotomy: Preliminary experience in 26 patients
Eugenio Neri, Massimo Massetti, Lucio Barabesi, Giorgio Pula, Rossana Tassi, Thomas Toscano, Enrico Tucci, Antonio Benvenuti, Gianni Capannini, Fabio Miraldi, Carlo Sassi
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 901-910)
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Use of the Cobra catheter for targeted temperature management during cardiopulmonary bypass in swine
Jared M. Slater, Thomas A. Orszulak, Kenton J. Zehr, David J. Cook
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 936-942)
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Failure of retrograde cerebral perfusion to attenuate metabolic changes associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest
R.S. Bonser, C.H. Wong, D. Harrington, D. Pagano, M. Wilkes, T. Clutton-Brock, M. Faroqui
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
May 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 5, Pages 943-950)
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Temperature management after hypothermic circulatory arrest
Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 621-623)
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Prolonged mild hypothermia after experimental hypothermic circulatory arrest in a chronic porcine model
Pekka Romsi, Janne Heikkinen, Fausto Biancari, Matti Pokela, Jussi Rimpiläinen, Vilho Vainionpää, Jorma Hirvonen, Ville Jäntti, Kai Kiviluoma, Vesa Anttila, Tatu Juvonen
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
April 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 4, Pages 724-734)
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Impact of the duration of adjunctive hypothermic circulatory arrest on neurologic outcome with antegrade cerebral perfusion
Teruhisa Kazui, Abul Hasan Muhammad Bashar, Naoki Washiyama
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
March 2002 (Vol. 123, Issue 3, Pages 581-582)
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Insulin-like growth factor 1 prevents neuronal cell death and paraplegia in the rabbit model of spinal cord ischemia
Yoshihisa Nakao, Hajime Otani, Tadashi Yamamura, Reiji Hattori, Motohiko Osako, Hiroji Imamura
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
July 2001 (Vol. 122, Issue 1, Pages 136-143)
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