title: PROLONGED TRANSMURAL LOCAL MYOCARDIAL HYPOTHERMIA: A SIMPLIFIED METHOD.
abstract: The plastic bag technique for epimyocardial and endomyocardial cooling described here offers a means of constantly cooling the heart while simultaneously isolating it from the higher temperature of the adjacent mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Italiano, Servicio de Cirugia Cardiovascular, Division de Organos Artificiales y Transplantes and Instituto del Corazon de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Domingo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liotta