Cardioprotection with esmolol-based cardioplegia for non-infarcted and infarcted rat hearts.
Alexander B VeitingerAudrey KomguemLena Assling-SimonMartina HeepJulia SchipkeChristian MühlfeldBernd NiemannPhilippe GrieshaberKerstin BoenglerAndreas BöningPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
In non-infarcted rat hearts, esmolol-based cardioplegia, particularly ECCP, offers better myocardial protection than Calafiore. After an acute myocardial infarction, cardioprotection with esmolol-based cardioplegia is similar to that with Calafiore.