The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 540-546 , March 2006

Impaired baseline regional cerebral perfusion in patients referred for coronary artery bypass

Read at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Victoria, BC, Canada, June 22-25, 2005.

  • Robert Moraca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Robert J. Moraca, MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 5405 Baker Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107
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  • Eugene Lin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • James H. Holmes IV, MD

      Affiliations

    • Burn Service, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C
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  • David Fordyce, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • William Campbell, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • Mary Ditkoff, PA-C

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • Mark Hill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • Steven Guyton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • Daniel Paull, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
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  • R. Alan Hall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash

Received 7 July 2005 ,Revised 10 October 2005 ,Accepted 20 October 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01909-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.10.046

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 131, Issue 3 , Pages 540-546 , March 2006

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