Comparison of Enoximone, Amrinone, or Levosimendan Enriched St. Thomas’ Hospital Cardioplegic Solutions Used for Myocardial Preservation in Isolated Guinea Pig Hearts [PDF]
Acta Medica, 2002 Myocardial contractile function after cardioplegic arrest is often depressed and an ideal cardioplegic solution has not been developed yet. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of phosphodiesterase III inhibitors, amrinone and enoximone, and ...
Cengiz Köksal +3 more
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Evaluation of Myocardial Protection in Prolonged Aortic Cross-Clamp Times: Del Nido and HTK Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Effective myocardial protection is essential for successful cardiac surgery outcomes, especially in complex and prolonged procedures.
Murat Yücel +6 more
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Preparation of Oxygenated Cold Crystalloid Cardioplegic Solution
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1986 The value of oxygenated, aqueous, cold cardioplegic solutions is being evaluated at several centers. The theoretical advantages of such a solution are counterbalanced in part by the complexity and expense of the preparation and delivery systems that have been used.
Gideon Merin, Noel H. Fishman
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Myocardial protection: comparing histological effects of single-dose cardioplegic solutions-study protocol for a secondary analysis of the CARDIOPLEGIA trial. [PDF]
J Thorac DisLira KB +13 more
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Celsior® vs. St Thomas® cardioplegia: analysis of myocardial protection and clinical safety in neonates [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsObjectiveTo compare the effectiveness and safety of Celsior® crystalloid solution to St Thomas® solution as cardioplegia in pediatric arterial switch surgery.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 180 patients who underwent arterial switch ...
Nicolae Cristian Bulescu +8 more
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Del Nido cardioplegia versus other contemporary solutions for myocardial protection – a literature review [PDF]
European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine, 2023 Myocardial protection is one of the most important factors ensuring patient safety during cardiac surgery with the application of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Barbara Brzeska +5 more
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Response by Authors to the Letter Regarding Article "Lidocaine and Pinacidil Added to Blood Versus Crystalloid Cardioplegic Solutions: Study in Isolated Hearts" [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019 Helison Pereira do Carmo
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Effect of single-dose crystalloid cardioplegic agent compared to bloody cardioplegic agent in cardiac surgery in children with Tetralogy of Fallot [PDF]
ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2020 BACKGROUND: Cardioplegia is one of the main post-operative cardiac protective factors widely used in recent decades in the form of crystalloid (St. Thomas) and bloody solutions [del Nido (DN)].
Hamid Bigdelian, Alireza Hosseini
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Antioxidants, 2023 Open-heart surgery is often an unavoidable option for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and prevention of cardiomyopathy. Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery requires manipulating cardiac contractile function via the perfusion of a cardioplegic solution.
Hongting Diao, Haiwei Gu, Qin M. Chen
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BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction Myocardial protection is essential for successful cardiac surgery, and the search for an ideal cardioplegic solution has continued since its beginning.
Adriana Silveira Almeida +9 more
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