Does Retrograde Administration of Blood Cardioplegia Improve Myocardial Protection During First Operation for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 1256 - 1262
• Main Authors: Carrier, Michel, Pelletier, L. Conrad, Searle, Norman R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.11.1997
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers - blood; Blood; Coronary Artery Bypass - mortality; Creatine Kinase - blood; Female; Heart Arrest, Induced - methods; Humans; Isoenzymes; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury - diagnosis; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury - prevention & control; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Single-Blind Method; Survival Rate; Troponin - blood; Troponin T

The objective of this study was to evaluate the value of retrograde blood cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass grafting. In 1994 and 1995, 224 patients undergoing first-time isolated coronary artery bypass grafting were randomized to antegrade (112 patients, group 1) or retrograde (112 patients, g...