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del Nido versus hematic cardioplegia in minimally invasive aortic valve surgery.

Alberto PozzoliGiuseppina Gabriella SuraceTiziano TorrePietro BagnatoMichele GalloFrancesca TotoEnrico FerrariStefanos Demertzis
Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2023)
Single-dose del Nido cardioplegia in the setting of minimally invasive aortic surgery seems to offer adequate myocardial protection, comparable to multiple dose hematic cardioplegia. It has been documented a lower peri-operative need of defibrillation after cross-clamp release, lactate- and glucose peak values, as well as less blood transfusions compared to blood cardioplegic strategy.
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