Stunned myocardium in warm and cold cardiac surgery.
Stunned myocardium is known to occur after cardiac surgery. Although clinical data to date suggest that continuous normothermic blood cardioplegia does not result in more postoperative ventricular dysfunction, its superiority over hypothermic techniques remains controversial.
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Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013696:Temperature