The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 1029-1030 , October 2009

Transcranial Doppler-guided selective antegrade cerebral perfusion during aortic debranching operation

  • Ali Khoynezhad, MD, FACC, FACP

      Affiliations

    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb
  • ,
  • Rolando Celis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Rolando Celis, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, General Surgery, 982315 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE 68198-2315.

Received 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 18 May 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01154-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.05.051

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 1029-1030 , October 2009