The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 784-791 , April 2008

Optimizing selective cerebral perfusion: Deleterious effects of high perfusion pressures

  • James C. Halstead, MA (Cantab) MB BChir, MD, MRCS (Eng)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: James C. Halstead MA (Cantab) MB BChir MRCS (Eng), Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029.
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  • Matthias Meier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Michael Wurm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Ning Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • David Spielvogel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Donald Weisz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Carol Bodian, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomathematics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Randall B. Griepp, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 25 May 2007 ,Revised 13 August 2007 ,Accepted 6 September 2007.

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health grant “Cerebral Function After Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest” (GCO ref 90-052).

PII: S0022-5223(07)01641-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.035

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 784-791 , April 2008

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