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Does warm blood retrograde cardioplegia preserve right ventricular function?

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Does warm blood retrograde cardioplegia preserve right ventricular function?

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GROUND: Efficacy of warm blood retrograde cardioplegia in preserving right heart function remains controversial. The current study was conducted to gauge the preservation of right ventricular function after warm blood retrograde cardioplegia. METHODS: We studied 75 consecutive patients undergoing isolated heart valve procedures with warm blood retrograde cardioplegia as the exclusive mode of preservation. Right ventricular radionuclide ejection fraction and hemodynamic measurements using a pulmonary artery catheter were calculated before and within 3 days after operation. RESULTS: Postoperative radionuclide right ventricular ejection fraction was well preserved at 0.4686 +/- 0.0122 compared with 0.4327 +/- 0.0255 preoperatively (p = 0.7064). Right ventricular systolic work index improved from 5.82 +/- 0.52 to 8.97 +/- 0.60 g x m/m2 (p < 0.0001) and cardiac index increased from 2.40 +/- 0.09 to 2.92 +/- 0.11 L/m2 (p < 0.0001). When right ventricular systolic work index was correlated wi