Improved Myocardial Protection during Cold Cardioplegia by Means of Increased Myocardial Glycogen Stores1

H. Berggren; R. Ekroth; J. Herlitz; Å Hjalmarson; A. Waldenström; J. Waldenström; G. William-Olsson

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1022430

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 30(6): 389-392
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022430

Improved Myocardial Protection during Cold Cardioplegia by Means of Increased Myocardial Glycogen Stores¹

H. Berggren, R. Ekroth, J. Herlitz¹ , Å. Hjalmarson¹ , A. Waldenström¹ , J. Waldenström² , G. William-Olsson

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
¹Department of Medicine I
²Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgren's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

1This study was supported by grants from the Swedish Medical Research Council (Project number: B80-19X-2529-11A and B81-19X-2529-12B), the Swedish National Society against Chest and Heart Diseases and the Göteborg Medical Society, Sweden

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19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

In this study, increased glycogen content in the myocardium, accompfished by preoperative glucose-insulin-potassium infusions, in patients operated for cardiac valvular diseases results in decreased myocardial damage, as judged from CK B leakage.

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Cardiac surgery - Myocardial glycogen stores - Myocardial protection