Resection of the Descending Thoracic Aorta: Outcomes After Use of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Experience with 1509 patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic operations

1993 • 1,220 citations

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage reduces paraplegia after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Results of a randomized clinical trial

2002 • 694 citations

Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest. Determinants of stroke and early mortality in 656 patients.

1993 • 624 citations

Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms: Results of the phase II multicenter trial of the GORE TAG thoracic endoprosthesis

2005 • 623 citations

Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic diseases: Combined experience from the EUROSTAR and United Kingdom Thoracic Endograft registries

2004 • 545 citations

Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest

1993 • 499 citations

Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair: 12-Year Experience Using Distal Aortic Perfusion and Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage

2005 • 219 citations

Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic lesions with the Zenith TX1 and TX2 thoracic grafts: Intermediate-term results

2005 • 186 citations

Left heart bypass during descending thoracic aortic aneurysm repair does not reduce the incidence of paraplegia

2004 • 165 citations

Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair using cardiopulmonary bypass, profound hypothermia, and circulatory arrest via left side of the chest incision

1998 • 133 citations

Predictors of adverse outcome and transient neurological dysfunction after ascending aorta/hemiarch replacement

2000 • 99 citations

Profound systemic hypothermia inhibits the release of neurotransmitter amino acids in spinal cord ischemia

1995 • 98 citations

Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms.

2003 • 69 citations

Hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest in the management of extensive thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

2003 • 61 citations

Profound systemic hypothermia protects the spinal cord in a primate model of spinal cord ischemia

1993 • 51 citations

Systemic Temperature and Paralysis After Thoracoabdominal and Descending Aortic Operations

2003 • 51 citations

Repair for aneurysms of the entire descending thoracic aorta or thoracoabdominal aorta using a deep hypothermia

1997 • 42 citations

Risk analysis for aortic surgery using hypothermic circulatory arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion

1999 • 32 citations

Outcome of thoracoabdominal aortic operations using deep hypothermia and distal exsanguination

2000 • 28 citations

Total Circulatory Arrest for the Replacement of the Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aorta

2005 • 22 citations

Does Cross-Clamping the Arch Increase the Risk of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair?

2004 • 22 citations