Intentional Hypertension During Dissection of Carotid Arteries in Endarterectomy Prevents Postoperative Development of New Cerebral Ischemic Lesions Caused by Intraoperative Microemboli

Masakazu Kobayashi, Kuniaki Ogasawara, Kenji Yoshida, Makoto Sasaki, Hiroki Kuroda, Taro Suzuki, Yoshitaka Kubo, Shunrou Fujiwara, Akira Ogawa

Neurosurgery · 2011 · 29 citations · 26 references

Abstract

Increased MCA mean blood flow velocity by intentional hypertension during dissection of the carotid artery in CEA prevents the postoperative development of new cerebral ischemic lesions caused by intraoperative microemboli.

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