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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:1559-1564
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original articles: cardiovascular

Intermittent Antegrade Tepid Versus Cold Blood Cardioplegia in Elective Myocardial Revascularization

Andrew C. Fiore, MDa, Marc T. Swartz, BAa, Robert Nevett, MDb, Paul J. Vieth, CCPa, Robert A. Magrath, CCPc, Adam Sherrick, CCPc, Hendrick B. Barner, MDc

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
b Department of Anesthesiology, St. Mary’s Health Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
c Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University Medical Center at Christian Hospital Northeast, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Fiore, Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, 3635 Vista at Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110-0250

Presented at the Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Naples, FL, Nov 6–8, 1997.

Background. The ideal temperature for blood cardioplegia administration remains controversial.

Methods. Fifty-two patients who required elective myocardial revascularization were prospectively randomized to receive intermittent antegrade tepid (29°C; group T, 25 patients) or cold (4°C; group C, 27 patients) blood cardioplegia.

Results. The two cohorts were similar with respect to all preoperative and intraoperative variables. The mean septal temperature was higher in group T (T, 29.6° ± 1.1°C versus 17.5° ± 3.0°C; p < 0.0001). After reperfusion, group T exhibited significantly greater lactate and acid release despite similar levels of oxygen extraction (p < 0.05). The creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme release was significantly lower in group T (764 ± 89 versus 1,120 ± 141 U · h/L; p < 0.04). Hearts protected with tepid cardioplegia demonstrated significantly increased ejection fraction with volume loading, improvement in left ventricular function at 12 hours, and decreased need for postoperative inotropic support (p < 0.05). The frequency of ventricular defibrillation after cross-clamp removal was lower in this cohort (p < 0.05). There were no hospital deaths, and both groups had similar postoperative courses.

Conclusions. Intermittent antegrade tepid blood cardioplegia is a safe and efficacious method of myocardial protection and demonstrates advantages when compared with cold blood cardioplegia in elective myocardial revascularization.






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