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Anterior spinal artery syndrome after double valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery

Spinal infarction is a rare and devastating complication of open‐heart surgery, especially in the context of perioperative hemodynamic instability in patients requiring high dose of inotropes and vasoconstrictors. Our report highlights that spinal infarction can occur in such circumstances following...

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Autores principales: Subramaniam, Ashwin, Pick, Adrian, Tiruvoipati, Ravi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469882
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.928
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Sumario:Spinal infarction is a rare and devastating complication of open‐heart surgery, especially in the context of perioperative hemodynamic instability in patients requiring high dose of inotropes and vasoconstrictors. Our report highlights that spinal infarction can occur in such circumstances following a valve replacement surgery.