title: Conduction disturbances after blood and crystalloid cardioplegia in coronary bypass surgery.
abstract: Postoperative conduction disturbances after coronary artery bypass grafting were analyzed in 100 patients who randomly received either blood or crystalloid cardioplegia. Conduction disturbances, mostly transient, developed after termination of cardiopulmonary bypass in 30 of the 100 patients--15 in either group. Ischaemia appeared to be a major determinant for conduction disturbances. Previous inferior myocardial infarction and stenosis of the right coronary artery both exposed the patient to risk of right bundle branch block.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pehkonen
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Rinne
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Mäkynen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kaukinen
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tarkka
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001831:Body Temperature; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000032:analysis; D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015532:Rehydration Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000077324:Crystalloid Solutions; D007527:Isoenzymes; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D015532:Rehydration Solutions; D003402:Creatine Kinase