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Effects of Warm Cardioplegic Induction on Postoperative Left Ventricular Performance [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1992; 20(2): 83-87

Effects of Warm Cardioplegic Induction on Postoperative Left Ventricular Performance

Alp ALAYUNT1, Suat BÜKET1, Mustafa ÖZBARAN1, Faik OKUR1, Berent DİŞÇİGİL1, Yüksel ATAY1, Kaya SÜZER1, İsa DURMAZ1

A prospective study was performed in two groups of patients, to check the effectiveness of warm and cold cardioplegic induction in myocardial protection. Each group comprised 15 cases, and we used blood cardioplegia as a cardioplegic solution. In the first group warm induction, cold maintenance and terminal warm cardioplegia was used. In the second group, the only difference was cold cardioplegic induction. Cardiac index, pulmonary artery pressure, left ventricular stroke work index, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurements were done just after the operation, first postoperative day and the same day after volume loading. Findings were compared statistically by using Student t- test. Cardiac index and stroke work indices of patients in group 1 were found higher (p<0.01) than the patients in group 2. Furthermore, pulmonary artery pressures in group 1 were found lower (p<0.01). No patients in both groups had shown findings of postoperative myocardial infarction or low cardiac output. Thus in patients in whom warm induction was used, the myocardium appeared to be better protected and its response to volume loading was better. This confirms that cardioplegia with warm induction is superior to cardioplegia with cold induction in myocardial protection.


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Alp ALAYUNT, Suat BÜKET, Mustafa ÖZBARAN, Faik OKUR, Berent DİŞÇİGİL, Yüksel ATAY, Kaya SÜZER, İsa DURMAZ. Effects of Warm Cardioplegic Induction on Postoperative Left Ventricular Performance. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1992; 20(2): 83-87
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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