TITLE:
Tepid antegrade intermittent blood cardioplegia as an alternative for intermittent crossclamping with Lidoflazine
AUTHORS:
Sofia Kalantary, Anouk de Bruyn, Steven Laga, Inez Rodrigus
KEYWORDS:
Blood Cardioplegia; Intermittent Cross Clamping; Lidoflazine; Myocardial Protection
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.3 No.7,
October
14,
2013
ABSTRACT: Background: Blood cardioplegia is a technique with many variations in its use. Intermittent cross clamping with Lidoflazine has proven to deliver good cardioprotection in our center. Question: Is tepid (32°C) antegrade intermittent blood cardioplegia an efficient, safe and easy-to-use alternative to intermittent cross-clamping with Lidoflazine in elective isolated CABG in low-risk patients? Primary outcomes are heart enzymes (cTnI, CK-MB). Secondary outcomes are operation times, length of hospital stay, major complications and in-hospital mortality. Methods: From January 2012 until November 2012, 40 patients with LVEF ≥50%, EuroSCORE II