A simple method of cold coronary perfusion.
Hypothermic coronary perfusion lengthens the safe duration of anoxic arrest. Intermittent selective hypothermic coronary perfusion provides extended myocardial protection. We describe a method of achieving profound myocardial hypothermia by selective deep hypothermic coronary perfusion using a cooling coil without a separate pump head.
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010477:Perfusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*