3University of the Italian Switzerland (USI), Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, 6900 Lugano Switzerland.
ABSTRACT: We report a young female patient with a complex cardiac surgical history that underwent a redo complex aortic valve replacement. In the context of severe AR and dilated LV, we experienced that it is safer to start the LV venting after aortic cross clamping. In this setting NIRS can be, in this particular context, a useful monitoring tool to prevent potential severe neurological damage.
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