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This study examined the efficacy of del Nido cardioplegia compared to traditional blood cardioplegia in adult coronary artery bypass grafting. Among 119 patients, the
This article presents a technique for administering del Nido cardioplegia using a homemade circuit composed of a pediatric reservoir, roller pump, coil cooler, and
This study aimed to examine myocardial damage at the molecular level in coronary bypass surgery patients, focusing on autophagy and apoptosis mechanisms. It found
This study aimed to develop a dynamic predictive model for cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI), using data from 910 cardiac surgery patients to
In a study on children undergoing cardiac surgery, remote ischemic preconditioning showed a potential for reducing kidney injury, but there were no significant differences
del Nido cardioplegia (DN) has been shown to be safe in adult patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting with normal left ventricular ejection
This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that phosphocreatine (PCr), administered intravenously and as cardioplegia adjuvant in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with prolonged
This study aimed to test whether custadiol is not inferior to blood-based cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Del Nido cardioplegia (DNC) is a single-dose, high potassium, low-volume cardioplegia solution that has grown in favor recently. However, the use of DNC in
