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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2025

Cerebral and Spinal Cord Protection Strategies in Aortic Arch Surgery.

Andrea Myers, Ciprian Nita, Guillermo Martinez

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andrea MyersRoyal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK.
Ciprian NitaRoyal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK.
Guillermo MartinezRoyal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perioperative management of patients undergoing surgeries of the aortic arch is challenging. This cohort of patients has a high risk of poor neurological outcomes both as a consequence of the disease process as well as the methods employed during surgical management. Many strategies have been put forward to ameliorate these complications; however, maintaining cerebral and spinal cord perfusion and reducing metabolic oxygen demand is the core principle of these strategies. Moderate hypothermia and selective ante-grade perfusion are the most promising methods that provide the best conditions for the competing requirements of both the brain and spinal cord. Intraoperative and postoperative monitoring is essential for early detection and intervention in delayed spinal cord ischaemia and stroke. In this article we aim to discuss the current methods of neuroprotection and spinal cord protection in aortic arch surgery and stenting.

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aortic arch surgeryfrozen elephant trunkhypothermic circulatory arrestneuroprotective strategiesperfusionspinal cord protection

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PMID40278189
PMCPMC12027904

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