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The Use of del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Submitted by

Tom C. Nguyen

Source

Source Name: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(17)32488-1/fulltext

Author(s)

Niv Ad, Sari D. Holmes, Paul S. Massimiano, Anthony J. Rongione, Lisa M. Fornaresio, David Fitzgerald

Del Nido cardioplegia has been used in congenital heart surgery but the data for adult cardiac surgery has been lacking. This randomized trial compares del Nido to whole blood cardioplegia for patients undergoing either a CABG, valve, or CABG/valve. The results suggest that the use of del Nido is safe and may streamline the workflow.