title: [Myocardial protection: which method of cardioplegia is better?].
abstract: The remarkable advances in cardiac surgery over the last 50 years have led to the concept of "routine" open heart surgery. The introduction of novel surgical technologies, methods of anesthesiology and intensive care allowing for a reduction morbidity and mortality at perioperative period. The development of intraoperative myocardial protection has been impressive too. A tremendous body of literature has documented the physiologic basis of current cardioprotective methods and debate over the optimal technique. We tried to review current trends and future perspectives of myocardial protection in this article.
authors.affiliation: Kauno medicinos universiteto Biomedicininiu tyrimu institutas, Eiveniu 4, 3007 Kaunas.  li_nas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Linas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nasvytis
authors.forename: Edmundas
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sirvinskas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004285:Dogs; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions