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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:532-533
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Warm heart surgery in patients with cold autoimmune disorders

Derek D. Muehrcke, MD, David F. Torchiana, MD*

Surgical Cardiovascular Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts USA

Accepted for publication May 6, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Torchiana, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114.

Continuous warm antegrade delivery of cardioplegia while maintaining systemic normothermia is a new method of performing coronary artery bypass grafting. It can be used to avoid the detrimental effects of hypothermia in patients with cold autoimmune disease.




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