Early changes in regional and global left ventricular function after aortic valve replacement. Comparison of crystalloid, cold blood, and warm blood cardioplegias.

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BACKGROUND: The clinical effects of different cardioplegic methods on left ventricular (LV) function have not been fully elucidated, particularly in the setting of myocardial hypertrophy. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sixty-four patients (mean age, 62 +/- 12 years; 41 men, 23 women) who were undergoing elective aortic valve replacement (stenosis, 49; regurgitation, 15; concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting, 22), with LV mass index 230 +/- 70 g/m2, were randomized to the following groups: antegra...

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Authors: Jin, X; Gibson, D; Pepper, JR

• Journal: Circulation
• Volume: 92
• Issue: 9 Suppl
• Pages: II155-II162
• Publication date: 1995-11-01
• DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.92.9.155
• EISSN: 1524-4539
• ISSN: 0009-7322
• Language: English
• Keywords: Isotonic Solutions; Adult; Postoperative Period; Hot Temperature; Male; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Hemodynamics; Humans; Aged; Ventricular Function, Left; Middle Aged; Heart Valve Diseases; Cold Temperature; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heart Arrest, Induced; Plasma Substitutes; Aortic Valve; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Cardioplegic Solutions