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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 40, 483-487, Copyright © 1985 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery: clinical comparison of cold blood potassium cardioplegia, warm cardioplegic induction, and secondary cardioplegia

AJ Roberts, DD Woodhall, DG Knauf and JA Alexander

An analysis of myocardial protection was performed in 45 low-risk patients undergoing coronary bypass procedures who were divided into three equal groups with similar preoperative ejection fractions and coronary artery obstructions. Group 1 (N = 15) received cold blood cardioplegia, Group 2 received cold blood cardioplegia and secondary cardioplegia, and Group 3 received cold blood cardioplegia plus warm cardioplegic induction. The aortic cross-clamp time and the number of bypass grafts were similar among the groups. The following variables were measured serially: electrocardiographic changes, serum myocardial- specific isoenzyme of creatine kinase, cardiac output, left ventricular filling pressure, ejection fraction, and left ventricular wall motion. The three methods evaluated were all effective in protecting the myocardium during global myocardial ischemia. Patients who received secondary cardioplegia (Group 2) were more likely to exhibit spontaneous defibrillation (12/15) than those in Group 1 (5/15) or Group 3 (6/15) (p less than 0.05). However, measurements of left ventricular performance and evidence of perioperative myocardial infarction were similar among all three groups. These data suggest that a standard technique of cold potassium cardioplegia alone should be the method of choice in elective, low-risk coronary bypass operations rather than this technique in combination with either of the other two more costly and complex methods evaluated in this study.

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