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Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:534-538
© 1987 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Prevention of Myocardial Electrical Activity during Ischemic Arrest with Verapamil Cardioplegia

R.W. Landymore, M.D., F.R.C.S.*, A.E. Marble, Ph.D.(Eng), A. Trillo, M.D., G. Faulkner, Ph.D., M.A. MacAulay, M.D., C. Cameron, B.N.

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Accepted for publication July 19, 1986.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Landymore, Room 3065, R. C. Dickson Centre, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2Y9

The effect of potassium cardioplegia and potassium cardioplegia containing verapamil hydrochloride on myocardial preservation and electrical activity during prolonged aortic occlusion was examined in 40 adult mongrel dogs. Twenty-four animals (Group 1) received potassium cardioplegia, and 16 animals (Group 2) received potassium verapamil cardioplegia. Potassium or potassium verapamil cardioplegia, 10 ml per kilogram of body weight, was administered after application of the aortic cross-clamp and at 30-minute intervals during the 90-minute arrest. Myocardial temperature was maintained within a range of 8° to 10°C with topical ice saline solution, and electrical activity was monitored with specially designed plunge electrodes. Plunge electrode activity was recorded from the myocardium during arrest in 16 of the 24 animals in Group 1; no electrical activity was present in the animals in Group 2 (p < .001). The addition of verapamil to potassium cardioplegia increased the tolerance of the myocardium to prolonged ischemia and resulted in less depletion of high-energy phosphate stores and better preservation of mitochondrial ultrastructure and left ventricular function. These data suggest that verapamil augments the preservation provided by potassium cardioplegia by initiating and maintaining a more complete electrical arrest.






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