The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 30, 95-96, Copyright © 1980 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
A thumbtack type of needle thermistor for myocardial protection
T Abe and S Komatsu
The most important and effective factor for myocardial protection during
cardiac operation is to keep the myocardium at as low a temperature as
possible. The ideal temperature is around 15 degrees C. A thumbtack type of
needle thermistor has been developed and used clinically and experimentally
during myocardial protection. This type of needle thermistor has several
definite advantages.