hypothermic circulatory arrest

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Suspended animation Cardiovascular surgery A surgical procedure in which a heart-lung machine is used to cool the body during surgery, which ↓ BP and slows circulation to near standstill; HCA is critical in some neurosurgeries–eg, excision of aneurysms of the vertebrobasilar circulation. See Berry aneurysm.

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