Evaluation of myocardial injury, the need for vasopressors and inotropic support in beating-heart aortic arch surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: By applying selective normothermic myocardial perfusion, beating-heart aortic arch surgery has the potential to reduce the need for perioperative inotrops, and it might reduce myocardial injury. This approach is a potentially useful adjunct to our armamentarium, particularly in patients with preexisting myocardial damage or in conjunction of arch repair together with other cardiac procedures.
PMID: 31302954 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - July 11, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Berger T, Kreibich M, Rylski B, Morlock J, Kondov S, Scheumann J, Kari FA, Staier K, Maier S, Beyersdorf F, Czerny M, Siepe M Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research