BookRobert S. Bonser, Domenico Pagano, Axel Haverich (editors).
Contents:
Molecular and biochemical basis of brain injury following heart surgery: interventions for the future
Cardiopulmonary bypass circuit and the brain
Neurological and cognitive sequelae of cardiac surgery
Neurocognitive decline following cardiac surgery: incidence, risk factors, prevention, and outcomes
Neuropathology of brain injury in cardiac surgery
Biochemical markers of brain injury
Pitfalls of neuropsychometric assessment and alternative investigative approaches
Imaging of the brain in cardiac surgery as a tool in brain protection studies
Current techniques of emboli detection and their utility in brain protection studies
Intraoperative brain monitoring in cardiac surgery
Near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring in cardiac surgery: theory, practice, and utility
The design and methodology of clinical studies on neuroprotection in cardiac surgery
Temperature and brain protection in cardiac surgery
Studies of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce brain injury
Pharmacological studies to reduce brain injury in cardiac surgery
Off-pump and on-pump coronary artery surgery and the brain
Experimental basis and clinical studies of brain protection in pediatric heart surgery
Experimental basis and clinical studies of brain protection in aortic arch surgery
The future of brain protection in cardiac surgery.