Bookedited by Bruno K. Podesser, David J. Chambers.
Contents:
The changing population: the surgeon's challenge
Fundamentals of the past: cardioplegia: the first period revisited
Sites of injury: myocyte
Sites of injury: the endothelium
Intraoperative protection of the myocardium: effects of age and gender
Protection of the right heart
Protection of the failing heart
Protection during heart transplantation
The endothelium as target for interventions
Vascular effects of cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary bypass
Oxygen radical scavengers
New approaches to cardioplegia: alternatives to hyperkalemia
Myocardial protection via the coronary venous route
Donor heart preservation by continuous perfusion
Visualization of cardioplegia delivery.