Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2879788 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
When the involved feeding artery is a supplemental one, the steal phenomenon is the predominant mechanism of ischemia. Conversely, blood flow interruption to the critical feeding artery may cause spinal cord ischemia without steal phenomenon.
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Authors
Norihiko MD, PhD, Satoru MD, PhD, Kinya MD, Takashi MD, Yasushige MD, Tomoshi MD, Yoshiro MD, PhD,