Chapter 19

Myocardial Protection with Beta-Blockers in Valvular Surgery

First published: 13 November 2003

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Pathophysiology of valvular diseases and implications on myocardial protection

  • Esmolol as an innovative agent in warm blood cardioplegia

  • Cardioplegia protocol

  • Results

  • Discussion

  • Conclusions

  • Acknowledgments

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