1.0Cardiovascular Journal of Africahttps://cvja.co.za/journalNeurological and neurocognitive outcomes of routine deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with open distal anastomosis in ascending aortic and aortic root aneurysm surgery - Cardiovascular Journal of Africarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sWVd7DtMET"><a href="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2026-014/">Neurological and neurocognitive outcomes of routine deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with open distal anastomosis in ascending aortic and aortic root aneurysm surgery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cvja.co.za/journal/cvja-2026-014/embed/#?secret=sWVd7DtMET" width="600" height="338" title="“Neurological and neurocognitive outcomes of routine deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with open distal anastomosis in ascending aortic and aortic root aneurysm surgery” — Cardiovascular Journal of Africa" data-secret="sWVd7DtMET" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This study aimed to evaluate postoperative neurological and neurocognitive changes in patients undergoing ascending aortic and aortic root aneurysm surgery using the deep hypothermic circulatory arrest technique with open distal anastomosis performed without cerebral perfusion.