[Retrograde cerebral perfusion for replacement of the aortic arch. Apropos of a case]

J L de Brux; J B Subayi; X Moreau; P Pavie; H Lotfi; M R Maguis; A Delhumeau; J Pillet

[Retrograde cerebral perfusion for replacement of the aortic arch. Apropos of a case]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1994 Jul;87(7):941-4.

[Article in French]

Authors

J L de Brux¹, J B Subayi, X Moreau, P Pavie, H Lotfi, M R Maguis, A Delhumeau, J Pillet

Affiliation

¹ Chirurgie cardiovasculaire et thoracique, CHU, Angers.

PMID: 7702440

Abstract

The authors report a case of cerebral protection with retrograde cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery. The duration of retrograde cerebral perfusion and the favorable neurological outcome seem to confirm the promising results of this technique developed in Japan.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Extracorporeal Circulation / methods*
Heart Arrest, Induced
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / methods
Male
Middle Aged