The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 23, 58-61, Copyright © 1977 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Hypothermic coronary perfusion for intraoperative cardioplegia
RL Fisk, ET Gelfand and JC Callaghan
Hypothermic asanguineous perfusion has been used to arrest 170 hearts at
the beginning of 1/2 to 2 hours of intraoperative coronary ischemia. This
method of producing cardioplegia has facilitated valve replacement and
coronary artery bypass operations. Inadequate myocardial protection has not
been experienced since we began using this method of arresting the heart
for cardiac operations.