[Myocardial protection to the hypertrophied heart: the eternal challenge]

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2008 Jan-Mar;23(1):97-107. doi: 10.1590/s0102-76382008000100015.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The myocardial protection allowed great advance in cardiac surgery, decreasing the mortality and making more feasible complex surgeries. Lately, the patient population elected for cardiac procedures has been changing towards elderly patients with ventricular function depressed and myocardial hypertrophy. The myocardial hypertrophy condition represents a great challenge since the beginning of the cardiac surgery. Several techniques have been described to protect the myocardial hypertrophy, however with no satisfactory results. In this manuscript we present the state of the art technique of myocardial protection.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardioplegic Solutions / therapeutic use*
  • Heart Arrest, Induced / methods*
  • Heart Arrest, Induced / standards
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / surgery*
  • Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / surgery*
  • Myocardial Reperfusion
  • Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / prevention & control*
  • Myocardium / metabolism

Substances

  • Cardioplegic Solutions