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Is Blood Superior to Crystalloid Cardioplegia?

Author(s) -

Veena Guru,

John D. Omura,

Abdullah A. Alghamdi,

Richard D. Weisel,

Stephen E. Fremes

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.001644

Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , meta analysis , incidence (geometry) , clinical trial , anesthesia , adverse effect , relative risk , cardiology , surgery , physics , optics

Many small, randomized, controlled trials have evaluated the effectiveness of blood as compared with crystalloid cardioplegia for myocardial protection during cardiac surgery. Blood cardioplegia provides a closer approximation to normal physiology, which may translate into measurable clinical benefits. This meta-analysis describes the effectiveness of blood cardioplegia in lowering adverse postoperative outcomes.

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