Comment on: Retrograde cardioplegia revisited: open technique for long aortic cross clamping.
2014
Suresh Keshavamurthy, and
Eugene H Blackstone, and
Gösta B Pettersson
Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: keshavs@ccf.org.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D008297
Male
Males
D002314
Cardioplegic Solutions
Solutions which, upon administration, will temporarily arrest cardiac activity. They are used in the performance of heart surgery.
A procedure to stop the contraction of MYOCARDIUM during HEART SURGERY. It is usually achieved with the use of chemicals (CARDIOPLEGIC SOLUTIONS) or cold temperature (such as chilled perfusate).
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001022
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).