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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti, 9, Bologna 40138, Italy

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Nowadays, antegrade selective cerebral perfusion (ASCP) represents the best method of brain protection during aortic arch surgery, and different strategies are currently in use depending on each individual surgeon's experience. This variety in ASCP methods is due to the fact that the ideal temperature and the optimal flow rate during cerebral perfusion have not yet been definitively established.

Strauch and colleagues [1] have once again made an important contribution to the ever-increasing body of knowledge concerning ASCP. Specifically, in this article, they report their findings with a porcine experimental preparation using . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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