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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1920-1927. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.001
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Myocardial Protection During Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using High-Dose Insulin Therapy

Turki B. Albacker, MDa, George Carvalho, MDb, Thomas Schricker, MD, PhDb, Kevin Lachapelle, MDa,*

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
b Department of Anaesthesia, McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Accepted for publication July 2, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Lachapelle, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave W, Ste S8.30, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A1, Canada (Email: kevin.lachapelle{at}muhc.mcgill.ca).

Presented at the Forty-third Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, San Diego, CA, Jan 29–31, 2007.

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with cardioplegic cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with myocardial injury. The aim of this study was to investigate whether high-dose insulin therapy has a myocardial protective effect by enhancing early metabolic recovery of the arrested heart during revascularization.

Methods: A total of 44 patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive intraoperative titrated intravenous insulin infusion (n = 22) or a fixed high-dose systemic insulin infusion at 5 mU/kg/min (n = 22). Blood samples were collected simultaneously from the radial artery and the coronary sinus before starting CPB and at 5 and 10 minutes after the release of the aortic cross-clamp to determine lactate, oxygen saturation, and hemoglobin concentration. Lactate extraction/excretion and myocardial oxygen extraction were calculated and compared between the two groups. The change in cardiac indices was determined immediately postoperatively as a measure of functional recovery, and the troponin I level was measured 4 hours postoperatively as an indicator of myocardial protection.

Results: Operative characteristics, including CPB and aortic cross-clamp time, were similar between the two groups. Arterial oxygen content was similar in both groups. The high-dose insulin therapy group had early extraction of lactate and higher oxygen extraction immediately postoperatively compared with the standard group. In addition, the high-dose insulin group had a lower troponin I level 4 hours postoperatively, with greater improvement in cardiac indices.

Conclusions: High-dose insulin therapy promotes early metabolic recovery of the heart during elective CABG, leading to better myocardial protection and functional recovery.






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