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Hypothermic Fibrillatory Arrest for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Author(s) -
AKINS CARY W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1992.tb01024.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bypass grafting , cardiology , myocardial revascularization , artery , coronary artery disease , revascularization , myocardial infarction
Hypothermic fibrillatory arrest is a technique of myocardial preservation that has a long history of use in cardiac surgery. Numerous studies have documented its efficacy in various subgroups of patients with coronary artery disease. This report reviews the research support of the tenets of the technique and reports the results with its utilization in 2,801 consecutive patients having isolated myocardial revascularization.