Custodiol versus blood cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Blood-based cardioplegia is the standard myocardial protection strategy in pediatric cardiac surgery. Custadiol (histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate), an alternative, may have some advantages but is potentially less effective at myocardial protection. This study aimed to test whet...

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Published in:	European Journal of Medical Research
Main Authors:	Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Mohammad S. Shihata, Osman O. AL-Radi, Amr A. Arafat, Musleh Altowaity, Bayan A. Alshaikh, Mohamed N. Galal, Abdulbadee A. Bogis, Haneen Y. Al Omar, Wesal J. Assiri, Ahmed A. Jamjoom
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-10-01
Subjects:	Cardioplegia Custadiol Blood cardioplegia Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01372-4