title: Cold crystalloid cardioplegia.
abstract: Cold crystalloid cardioplegia is clinically used since the mid-1960s. It is currently applied in adult and pediatric cardiac surgery patients and remains the preferred method of myocardial protection for many cardiac surgeons. This chapter gives a brief overview about the technical aspects of cold crystalloid cardioplegia application in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50924 Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Geissler
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mehlhorn