Equipment for inducing cold cardioplegic arrest.
A technique for the infusion of the cardioplegic solution used at St. Thomas' Hospital is described. A flanged aortic root needle is used for patients with competent aortic valves and hand-held metal cannulas for those with aortic regurgitation.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001769:Blood; D003080:Cold Temperature; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans