Insulin Cardioplegia for Poor Left Ventricular Function

Summary

The purpose of this investigation is to develop a means to improve the recovery of cardiac metabolism and ventricular function following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with poor preoperative ventricular function (e.g. ejection fraction \<40%).

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1999-08

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• Background 1. Yau,TM, Fedak PWM, Weisel RD, Teng C, Ivanov J. Predictors of operative risk for coronary bypass operations in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 118:1006-1013. 2. RaoV, Ivanov J, Weisel RD, Ikonomidis JS, Christakis GT, David TE. Predictors of low cardiac output syndrome after coronary artery bypass. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 112:38-51. 3. Yau TM, Weisel RD, Mickle DAG, et al: Optimal delivery of blood cardioplegia. Circulation 1991; 84 (SAuppl II):II-380-388. 4. Yau TM, Weisel RD, Mickle DAG, et al: Alternative techniques of cardioplegia. Circulation 1992; 86(Suppl II):II-377-384. 5. Yau TM, Ikonomidis JS, Weisel RD, et al: Which techniques of cardioplegia prevent ischemia? Ann Thorac Surg 1993; 56:1020-1028. 6. Yau TM, Ikonomiodis JS, Weisel RD, et al: Ventricular function after normothermic versus hypothermic cardioplegia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1993; 105:883-844. 7. Rao V, Merante F, Weisel RD, Shirai T, Ikonomidis JS, Cohen G, Tumiati LC, Shiono N, Li RK, Mickle DAG, Robinson BH. Insulin stimulates pyruvate dehydrogenase and protects human ventricular cardiomyocytes from simulated ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc 1998; 116:485-94. 8. Rao V, Borger MA, Weisel RD, Ivanov J, Christakis GT, Cohen G, Yau TM,. Insulin cardioplegia for elective coronary bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 119: 1176-1184. 9. Yau TM, Mickle DAG, Weisel RD: Myocardial free radical reperfusion injury during cardiac surgery, in Kron IL, Mavroudis C (eds): Frontiers in cardiovascular surgical research: State of Art Reviews: Cardiac Surgery. Hanley & Belfus, 1990; 703-712. 10. Christakis GT, Weisel RD, Fremes SE, Ivanov J, David TE, Goldman BS, Salerno TA and the Cardiovascular Surgeons of the University of Toronto, Coronary Artery bypass grafting in patients with poor ventricular function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 103:1083-1092.

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