Abstract
A patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft challenges the protective effects of cold blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing re-operative aortic valve replacement (AVR).
Highlights
A Zapolanski1, CE Kuschner1, CK Johnson1, G Ferrari1,2, RE Shaw1, ME Brizzio1, JB Grau1,2*
Background/Introduction A patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft challenges the protective effects of cold blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing re-operative aortic valve replacement (AVR)
Aims/Objectives This study presents the results of our approach to myocardial protection in a series of consecutive patients with previous coronary artery bypass (CAB) undergoing AVR
Summary
A Zapolanski1, CE Kuschner1, CK Johnson1, G Ferrari1,2, RE Shaw1, ME Brizzio1, JB Grau1,2* From World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons 25th Anniversary Congress, Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK. Background/Introduction A patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft challenges the protective effects of cold blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing re-operative aortic valve replacement (AVR). Aims/Objectives This study presents the results of our approach to myocardial protection in a series of consecutive patients with previous coronary artery bypass (CAB) undergoing AVR.
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