Cold Blood Versus Crystalloid Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies

Conclusions: Cold blood cardioplegia reduced perioperative myocardial infarction when compared with cold crystalloid cardioplegia. No differences in the overall incidence rates of spontaneous sinus rhythm, mortality (within 30 days), atrial fibrillation or stroke were observed.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - April 9, 2014 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jinming Zeng, Wenwu He, Zhanli Qu, Yanyan Tang, Qiuxi Zhou, Bingdong Zhang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research