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Real-Time Assessment of Spinal Cord Microperfusion in a Porcine Model of Ischemia/Reperfusion
Published on: December 10, 2020
Spinal cord injury as a complication of thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Taijiro Sueda1, Shinya Takahashi2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. sueda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Objective:
Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a devastating complication of thoracic aortic aneurysm repair in the era of thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR). This review aims to clarify the causes of SCI during TEVAR and to propose ways that it may be prevented.
Methods And Results:
We performed an extensive literature search of SCI during TEVAR. Based on the existing literature, we examined the anatomy of the anterior spinal cord artery, which supplies blood to the anterior aspect of the spinal cord, and discuss reported effective ways to prevent SCI during TEVAR, including augmentation of arterial blood pressure and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
Conclusion:
After reviewing the mechanism of SCI during TEVAR, we evaluated promising preventative measures.
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