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Lead
The Cleveland Clinic
The purpose of the clinical trial is to assess the best method of protecting the brain during long periods of circulatory arrest. The significance of this project will be to determine which method of brain protection (1) retrograde brain perfusion or (2) perfusion of the right subclavian artery with antegrade perfusion of the brain protects against brain injury after total arch replacement. Thus reducing the risk of stroke or neurocognitive deficits in patients undergoing this critical surgical procedure.
Age
21–74
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Undergoing a total arch replacement
Less than 75 years old
You may not be if
EF less than 35%
Pt shows evidence of major illness e.g. severe hepatic disease, severe renal failure, active cancer or major infection
Pt unable to complete preop neuro assessment
Pt is unwilling or able to complete followup requirements
Pt is already enrolled in other new device or drug protocols that have not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with study endpoint
