Del Nido versus HTK cardioplegia for myocardial protection during adult complex valve surgery: a retrospective study
Abstract Background Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) and del Nido (DN) cardioplegia are intracellular-type and extracellular-type solution respectively, both can provide a long period of myocardial protection with single-dose infusion, but studies comparing the two are rare for adult cardiac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-12-01
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Series: | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-02411-w |