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Ischemia-tolerance following cardioplegic arrest in human patients and in experimental animals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1150732     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cardiac biopsies were taken from the hearts of 40 patients undergoing open heart surgery for acquired and congenital disease. Tissue samples were taken prior to aortic cross-clamping, at the end of the ischemic period, and 20 minutes after reperfusion. Cardiac arrest was induced with Kirsch's cardioplegic solution at mild hypothermia (28-30 degrees C). Electron-microscopy of these tissue samples showed that cardioplegic arrest allows safe recovery with a tolerable degree of cellular alterations following ischemic periods of approximately 45 minutes. This period of reversible ischemia agreed well with similar studies in dogs that were completed by metabolic studies. ATP4-time in these dogs was 60 minutes under conditions closely resembling those at operationmin spite of the similarity between ischemia tolerance times, marked discrepancies existed on the ultrastructural level. Human hearts showed, generally, a much more marked degree of cellular alterations. The good correlation between ultrastructural alterations and the metabolic status of the canine heart can, therefore, not be used to predict levels of metabolites from human electron-micrographies.
Authors:
W Schaper; J Schaper; J Palmowski; U Thiedemann; F Hehrlein
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0021-9509     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)     Publication Date:    1975 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-11-06     Completed Date:  1975-11-06     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0066127     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)     Country:  ITALY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  268-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
Animals
Biopsy, Needle
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cell Membrane / ultrastructure
Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure
Coronary Disease* / metabolism,  pathology
Dogs
Heart Arrest, Induced*
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Lactates / metabolism
Microscopy, Electron
Mitochondria, Muscle / ultrastructure
Myocardium* / metabolism,  ultrastructure
Phosphocreatine / metabolism
Time Factors
Tissue Survival
Vacuoles / ultrastructure
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lactates; 56-65-5/Adenosine Triphosphate; 67-07-2/Phosphocreatine

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