Is Cold or Warm Blood Cardioplegia Superior for Myocardial Protection
A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the use of warm or cold blood cardioplegia has superior myocardial protection.
Hemodynamic Monitoring in Nigerian Patients Undergoing High-risk Surgery
Hemodynamic monitoring (HM) and optimization of cardiac output and parameters of dynamic fluid responsiveness is said to improve perioperative outcome in high-risk surgical patients (HRSP).
Evidence-Based Medicine and Myocardial Protection – Where is the Evidence
The goal of this analysis is to describe current practices in cardioplegia and to point out the lack of quality human research and subsequent publications that prevent best practices from being utilized.
Ministernotomy Versus Conventional Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement: Matched Propensity Score Analysis of 808 Patients
This study aimed to perform a risk-adjusted comparison of mortality, rate of stroke and perioperative morbidity of aortic valve replacement (AVR) conducted through either partial mini-sternotomy or conventional sternotomy.
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Aortic Valve Replacement Through Full Sternotomy: The Brigham and Women’s Hospital Experience
Critics of mini AVR have called for additional evidence with direct comparison to aortic valve replacement (AVR) via full sternotomy (FS).
Trainees Can Learn Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Without Compromising Safety
Our aim was to assess the impact of trainee performance on short-term outcomes of patients undergoing elective and urgent Mini-AVR where a significant proportion were performed by trainees.
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Provides Equivalent Outcomes at Reduced Cost Compared with Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement: A Real-World Multi-Institutional Analysis
We compared contemporary outcomes and cost of aortic valve replacement (mini-AVR) versus conventional AVR in a multi-institutional regional cohort.
Minimally Invasive Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement (David Procedure) is Safe
The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the safety and feasibility of valve sparing aortic root replacement via an upper mini-sternotomy up to the 3(rd) intercostal space.
Comparative Experimental Study of Myocardial Protection with Crystalloid Solutions for Heart Transplantation
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of myocardial protection solution using both intracellular and extracellular crystalloid type regarding the performance of the electrical conduction system, left ventricular contractility and edema, after being subjected to ischemic arrest and reperfusion.
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.
Acute Hyponatremia after Cardioplegia by Histidine-Tryptophane-Ketoglutarate–A Retrospective Study
We aimed to determine the impact of histidine-tryptophane-ketoglutarate (HTK) infusion on electrolyte and acid-base balance.
Randomized Trial of HTK Versus Warm Blood Cardioplegia for Right Ventricular Protection in Mitral Surgery
The objective of this study is to clarify the reliability of the one-shot histidine-tryptophane-ketoglutarate (HTK) cardioplegia for right ventricular (RV) myocardial protection during mitral surgery, in patients with or without pre-operative RV dysfunction.