Myocardial Protection in Donor Heart Preservation: A Comparison Between Bretschneider’s Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Solution and Cold Blood Cardioplegia
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of myocardial protection using single dose of Bretschneider's histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution and repeated doses of cold blood cardioplegia (CBC) in donor heart preservation.