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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1670
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Marek Ehrlich, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna Wahringer Gurtel 18-20 A-1090 Vienna, Austria

e-mail: marekehrlich@hotmail.com

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Operations on the aortic arch still remain a great challenge for cardiac surgeons and necessitate a period of cerebral blood flow interruption. The introduction of profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest [1] have been major contributors to the surgical treatment of thoracic aortic diseases. Since then, hypothermia and circulatory arrest has been a valuable adjunct in aortic surgery, responsible for markedly decreased mortality, as well as morbidity rates in these procedures [2].

In recent years, however, a number of surgeons . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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