[A method of pharmacologic support in experimental operation on the dry heart]

The method of prolonged (up to 35 min) reversible circulatory arrest at anesthetized dogs consists of body external cooling, main vascular occlusion with cardioplegia, cardiac function recovery and animal body warming. Special reference was made to anesthetic security of the experiment. The method provides the study of hypothermic protective mechanisms, the improvement of surgical techniques up to organ transplantation, as well as the observation of long-term results.