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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Ventricular fibrillation during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is deleterious to the myocardium. This study was undertaken to determine if moderate systemic hypothermia would protect the myocardium during ventricular fibrillation. Fourteen mongrel dogs were subjected to 1 hour, 15 minutes of total cardiopulmonary bypass. Ventricular fibrillation was induced by a continuous electrical alternating current applied at the beginning of bypass and lasting for 1 hour. Six animals were maintained at normothermia (Group I), and eight were cooled to 30 degrees C. for 1 hour (Group II). The hypothermic group (Group II) demonstrated lower myocardial oxygen consumption and metabolism, decreased coronary blood flow, and less myocardial lactate production during ventricular fibrillation than did Group I. It is concluded that hypothermia does offer some protection, although not complete, against the deleterious effects of ventricular fibrillation described previously.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
900-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of systemic hypothermia on myocardial metabolism and coronary blood flow in the fibrillating heart.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.