title: An alternative to cardioplegia.
abstract: A new method of cardioplegia using an ultrashort beta 1-selective blocker is described. The method is especially useful in reoperation in patients with a patent internal mammary artery. Four patients have been operated on using this method.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pirk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kellovskỳ
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011412:Propanolamines; C036604:esmolol