Recovery after prolonged cross-clamping tepid blood cardioplegia: report of a case

Despite a prolonged repetitive aortic cross-clamp time of 411 min, a patient who suffered a left ventricular rupture after undergoing mitral valve replacement following mitral valvuloplasty and Maze procedure recovered without any permanent residual left ventricular dysfunction. During the aortic cr...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 1998-01, Vol.28 (10), p.1095-1097
Main Authors: Katoh, T, Esato, K, Gohra, H, Hamano, K, Fujimura, Y, Tsuboi, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Constriction
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Arrest, Induced - methods
Heart Injuries - etiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Time Factors
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Summary:Despite a prolonged repetitive aortic cross-clamp time of 411 min, a patient who suffered a left ventricular rupture after undergoing mitral valve replacement following mitral valvuloplasty and Maze procedure recovered without any permanent residual left ventricular dysfunction. During the aortic cross-clamping we used tepid blood cardioplegia for myocardial protection. This case report serves to demonstrate the potential of tepid blood cardioplegia as an effective method of myocardial protection.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/BF02483971