Glutathionyl-hemoglobin levels in carotid endarterectomy: a pilot study on 12 cases clinically uneventful.

Conclusion: Although effective routine drug management allowed brain safety during carotid clamping time, a number of patients showed a fast modification over time of the HbSSG levels in jugular blood, suggesting that "resident" cerebral biochemical protection mechanisms could play some role to compensate clinically silent brain oxidative stress.
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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - April 18, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ghilardi S, Rubino FM, Pitton M, Massetto N, Bissi M, Bianciardi P, Samaja M, Carelli S Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research