Cardioplegia between Evolution and Revolution: From Depolarized to Polarized Cardiac Arrest in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Cardioplegia between Evolution and Revolution: From Depolarized to Polarized Cardiac Arrest in Adult Cardiac Surgery

Despite current advances in perioperative care, intraoperative myocardial protection during cardiac surgery has not kept the same pace. High potassium cardioplegic solutions were introduced in the 1950s, and in the early 1960s they were soon recognized as harmful. Since that time, surgeons have mini...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessandra Francica, Filippo Tonelli, Cecilia Rossetti, Ilaria Tropea, Giovanni Battista Luciani, Giuseppe Faggian, Geoffrey Phillip Dobson, Francesco Onorati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
myocardial protection
polarizing cardioplegia
adenosine-lidocaine-magnesium
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4485

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/19/4485

Similar Items