TY - JOUR AU - Candilio, Luciano AU - Malik, Abdul AU - Ariti, Con AU - Khan, Sherbano A. AU - Barnard, Matthew AU - Di Salvo, Carmelo AU - Lawrence, David R. AU - Hayward, Martin P. AU - Yap, John A. AU - Sheikh, Amir M. AU - McGregor, Christopher G. A. AU - Kolvekar, Shyam K. AU - Hausenloy, Derek J. AU - Yellon, Derek M. AU - Roberts, Neil PY - 2014 DA - 2014/12/31 TI - A retrospective analysis of myocardial preservation techniques during coronary artery bypass graft surgery: are we protecting the heart? JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 184 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Retrograde perfusion into coronary sinus during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery reduces the need for cardioplegic interruptions and ensures the distribution of cardioplegia to stenosed vessel territories, therefore enhancing the delivery of cardioplegia to the subendocardium. Peri-operative myocardial injury (PMI), as measured by the rise of serum level of cardiac biomarkers, has been associated with short and long-term clinical outcomes. We conducted a retrospective analysis to investigate whether the combination of antegrade and retrograde techniques of cardioplegia delivery is associated with a reduced PMI than that observed with the traditional methods of myocardial preservation. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-014-0184-7 DO - 10.1186/s13019-014-0184-7 ID - Candilio2014 ER -