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.