Saturday Morning Brunch XI

Myocardium Utilizes More Oxygen and Glucose During Tepid Blood Cardioplegic Infusion in Arrested Heart

The aims of this study were to evaluate myocardial metabolic activity during tepid blood cardioplegic infusion in the arrested heart in comparision with cold blood cardioplegia and to assess the early clinical outcomes of these patients.

High-Dose Polymerized Hemoglobin Fails to Alleviate Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Due to Induction of Oxidative Damage in Coronary Artery

This study was designed to investigate whether glutaraldehyde-polymerized human placenta hemoglobin (PolyPHb), a hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC), can protect heart against cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury or not and to elucidate the underlying mechanism.