Impact of particulate contamination in crystalloid cardioplegic solutions: Studies by scanning and transmission electron microscopy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Hellinger, A ^a   Piotrowski, J ^a   Konerding, M A ^b   Burchard, W G ^c   Doetsch, N ^a   Peitgen, K ^a   Erhard, J ^a   Reidemeister, J Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cardioplegia; microcirculation; organ preservation; particulate contamination; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPLEGIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0030990911     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013678     Document Type: Article

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