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Fig. 2 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Cardiac surgery in acute myocardial infarction: crystalloid versus blood cardioplegia – an experimental study

Fig. 2

Hemodynamic recovery of cardiac function. Recovery was significantly impaired after application of Bretschneider CCP. Shown are results for dLVPdtmax (2 A) and left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP, 2 B).*: p < 0.05. Abbreviations: BCP = blood cardioplegia solution, CCP = crystalloid cardioplegia solution, dLVPdtmax = derivatives of left ventricular systolic pressure, LVDP = left-ventricular developed pressure

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