[Postmortem ion analysis of the myocardium in surgically correctible heart malformations].
Commonly, children dying after operation on congenital cardiac malformation, show only minor histological changes in the myocardium. We have attempted to correlate the myocardial ion (Na+, K+, Ca2+) composition with the probable severity of hypoxia. Mean Ca2+ content has been plotted against the mean Na+/K+ ratio of every heart in the present study. A good correlation between these two parameters was demonstrated with full separation of controls and hearts with congenital malformations.
D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009206:Myocardium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis*; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*
D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium
Postmortale Ionenanalyse des Myokards bei operativ korrigierten Herzmissbildungen.