title: Circulatory arrest in a reoperation for brachiocephalic arterial occlusive disease.
abstract: We report a patient with multiple brachiocephalic arterial occlusive disease who suffered failure of a bifurcated aorto-carotid artery graft. Profound hypothermic circulatory arrest provided adequate cerebral protection during redo aorto-brachiocephalic arterial grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Spring Branch Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bastounis
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Hadjinikolaou
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Taggart
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gouvas
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Boulafendis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene