• A C Fiore, K S Naunheim, L R McBride, D G Pennington, G C Kaiser, J Castanis, C J Daake, V L Willman, and H B Barner.
• Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Medical Center, Mo.
• J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 1992 Jul 1; 104 (1): 130-7; discussion 137-8.

AbstractThe role of retrograde coronary sinus cardioplegia in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis alone or in combination with myocardial revascularization has not been fully defined. Sixty-three patients undergoing elective aortic valve replacement received cold potassium blood cardioplegic solution via either the aortic root (36 patients) or the coronary sinus (27 patients). The patients were similar with respect to age, degree of aortic stenosis, ventricular function, severity of coronary artery disease, crossclamp time, completeness of revascularization, and mean volume and temperature of the infusion solution. The mean septal temperature and the release of myocardium-specific isoenzyme in the first 2 hours after crossclamp removal was higher in the retrograde group (p less than 0.008). Right and left ventricular function was preserved equally in the two groups, and volume-loading studies suggested improved diastolic performance in patients having retrograde cardioplegia. There were no differences between the two groups with respect to clinical outcome. We conclude that coronary sinus cardioplegia is as safe as aortic root perfusion for myocardial preservation in patients undergoing elective aortic valve replacement.

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