2001
Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention
Goldstein L, Davies R, Rizzo J, Davila J, Cooperberg M, Shaw R, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2001, 122: 935-945. PMID: 11689799, DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.117276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestThoracic aortaCirculatory arrestEmergency operationAge-adjusted survivalAntegrade cerebral perfusionThoracic aortic operationsPrevention of strokeIntensive care unitPostoperative stayAortic atheromaAortic manipulationAortic operationsPostoperative deathsCardiopulmonary bypassCerebral perfusionFemoral perfusionNeurologic consultationCare unitElective operationsHeart bypassThorough debridementOperative reportsLeft heart
1998
Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection
Nikas D, Ramadan F, Elefteriades J. Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1998, 65: 28-31. PMID: 9456090, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01261-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHeart Arrest, InducedHumansHypothermia, InducedLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedParalysisPhrenic NervePostoperative ComplicationsConceptsCold blood cardioplegiaFirst postoperative dayTopical hypothermiaPostoperative dayPulmonary complicationsDiaphragmatic paralysisSystemic hypothermiaBlood cardioplegiaGroup AGroup BIced slushMyocardial protectionIntermittent cold blood cardioplegiaGroup B. Group AAdditional cardioprotective benefitNonrandomized consecutive patientsPhrenic nerve paralysisPostoperative cardiac morbidityCoronary artery bypassLow cardiac outputPerioperative myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass patientsB. Group ASignificant differencesInotrope use