title: Selective use of the intra-aortic filter in high-risk cardiac surgical patients leads to better postoperative outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Janjua
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schulhoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Homel
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sathappan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Zigmunt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Golek
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abrol
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Israel J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Jacobowitz
authors.forename: Mikhail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vaynblat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004617:Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology