Transcerebral Platelet Activation After Aortic Cross-Clamp Release is Linked to Neurocognitive Decline
Mathew JP, Rinder HM, Smith BR, Newman MF, Rinder CS. Transcerebral Platelet Activation After Aortic Cross-Clamp Release is Linked to Neurocognitive Decline. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2006, 81: 1644-1649. PMID: 16631650, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.12.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-clamp removalAortic cross-clamp removalCardiopulmonary bypassPlatelet activationNeurocognitive injuryCognitive deficitsNeurocognitive declineElective coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAortic cross-clamp releaseArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryCross-clamp releaseSubset of patientsVenous blood samplesJugular venous blood samplesJugular venous bloodCPB patientsGraft surgeryCardiac surgeryPatient subsetsInjury scoreAortic archVenous bloodCognitive injury