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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 41, 535-541, Copyright © 1986 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Calcium entry blockers and cardioplegia: interaction between nifedipine, potassium, and hypothermia

M Chiavarelli, R Chiavarelli, A Macchiarelli, A Carpi and B Marino

The potential additive protective effect provided by nifedipine to the University of Alabama Hospitals cardioplegia solution (ACS) was assessed with the use of a guinea pig heart-lung model of cardiopulmonary bypass and ischemic arrest. The addition of nifedipine consistently enhanced the protective properties of ACS infused at 37 degrees C; functional recovery was similar to that observed with cold ACS. Despite the additional protection under normothermic conditions, nifedipine did not improve recovery after infusion at 4 degrees C. The abolition by hypothermia of the protective effects of nifedipine suggests a similarity in action between nifedipine and hypothermic protection. The interaction between ACS and nifedipine was studied on bovine coronary arteries in vitro. Nifedipine caused a marked reduction in the coronary vasoconstricting effect of ACS, both under normothermic and hypothermic conditions. The use of nifedipine in cardioplegia may provide additional protection when uneven distribution of the cardioplegic solution is expected and hypothermic protection is unreliable.




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