Cerebral oximetry during carotid clamping: is blood pressure  raising necessary?
During carotid cross-clamping, an excessive rise of blood pressure is not necessary to guarantee safe values of rSO2. On the contrary, hypertension could expose the patient to risk of cardiac accident. So we have modified our intraoperative strategy avoiding controlled hypertension for normotensive management during carotid clamping.
Time since menopause does not affect the potential hemodynamic benefits of HRT in normal-weight women.