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Table 1 Composition of HTK solution

From: Acute hyponatremia after cardioplegia by histidine-tryptophane-ketoglutarate – a retrospective study

 

mmol/L

Sodium chloride

15

Potassium chloride

9

Potassium hydrogen 2-ketoglutarate

1

Magnesium chloride 6 H 2 O

4

Histidine HCl H 2 O

18

Histidine

180

Tryptophan

2

Mannitol

30

Calcium chloride 2H 2 O

0.015

Osmolarity

310

pH at 25 °C (77 °F)

7.02-7.2

  1. Relative costs decrease from class 1 through class 7.