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In vitro Assessment of Myocardial Protection following Hypothermia-Preconditioning in a Human Cardiac Myocytes Model
Published on: October 27, 2020
[Hypothermia in cardiac surgery]
1Abteilung Kardioanästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Steinhövelstr. 9, 89075 Ulm. uwe.schirmer@uniklinik-ulm.de
Abstract:
Since the beginning of the era of cardiac surgery hypothermia remains a mainstay in perioperative management. This role is increasingly being questioned because of many disadvantages and the lack of evidence of advantages. Using modern techniques of perfusion and myocardial protection as well as improved surgical techniques the results with normothermia seem to be comparable. The importance of hypothermia in present day cardiac surgery is discussed with respect to myocardial and cerebral protection.
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