Buckberg versus Del Nido in isolated aortic valve replacement: a prospective, two-center, randomized trial.

Objectives: Interest in Del Nido solution is increasing in adult cardiac surgery. This study compared Del Nido with Buckberg cardioplegia in patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement.

Methods: A prospective, two-center, randomized trial was conducted from July 2019 to August 2023, with adult patients undergoing first-time isolated aortic valve replacement, and were randomized to receive Buckberg (n = 159) or Del Nido (n = 152) solution.

Intraoperative intra-aortic balloon pump insertion: step by step.

A 76-year-old patient with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was admitted to our hospital. Coronary angiography revealed significant left main and two-vessel coronary artery disease. Preoperative testing indicated severe left ventricular dysfunction.