Cold and warm blood cardioplegia.
The present review concerns modern operative myocardial management strategies utilizing cold and warm blood cardioplegia. Both biological and surgical rationales toward providing optimal operative conditions in which to conduct complicated procedures are discussed. An alternative technique employing both cold and warm blood cardioplegia, as well as a cardioplegic formulary are proposed.
Krukenkamp
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Department of Surgery, New England Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced
D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions