Is blood versus crystalloid cardioplegia relevant? Significantly improved protection may require new cardioplegic concepts!

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1162-1163

  Fallouh, Hazem B ^a   Chambers, David J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Cardioplegia; Crystalloid; Myocardial protection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART ARREST; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART PROTECTION; HEART SURGERY; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 57349128359     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2008.186494     Document Type: Article

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