Simple method for cardioplegia retrieval in patients with chronic renal failure.
A case in which a retrograde cardioplegia catheter was inserted into the coronary sinus for retrieval of antegrade cardioplegia in a patient with chronic renal failure is described. Potassium levels were maintained within normal limits throughout the procedure.
Department of Surgery, Creighton Univesity School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska.
J L
JL
Schwabe
J T
JT
Sugimoto
M L
ML
Rothberg
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation
D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D011188:Potassium