Do not leave the heart arrested. Non-cardioplegic continuous myocardial perfusion during complex aortic arch repair improves cardiac outcome | Zendy

Andreas Martens | Zendy; Nurbol Koigeldiyev | Zendy; Erik Beckmann | Zendy; Felix Fleißner | Zendy; Tim Kaufeld | Zendy; Heike Krueger | Zendy; Detlev Stanelle | Zendy; Jakob Puntigam | Zendy; Axel Haverich | Zendy; Malakh Shrestha | Zendy

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Do not leave the heart arrested. Non-cardioplegic continuous myocardial perfusion during complex aortic arch repair improves cardiac outcome

Author(s) -

Andreas Martens,

Nurbol Koigeldiyev,

Erik Beckmann,

Felix Fleißner,

Tim Kaufeld,

Heike Krueger,

Detlev Stanelle,

Jakob Puntigam,

Axel Haverich,

Malakh Shrestha

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezv009

Subject(s) - cardiology , perfusion , medicine , aortic arch , aorta

Myocardial protection with cardioplegia alone may be inadequate during complex aortic arch surgery, potentially resulting in postoperative myocardial insufficiency. We hypothesized that non-cardioplegic continuous myocardial perfusion (CMP) is feasible and safe to protect the heart while operating on the aortic arch, and improves cardiac outcome.

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