The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1261-1268 , May 2010

Augmentation of systemic blood pressure during spinal cord ischemia to prevent postoperative paraplegia after aortic surgery in a rabbit model

Received 12 May 2009 ,Revised 15 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01092-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.038

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1261-1268 , May 2010

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