Retrograde coronary sinus perfusion is a technique being used to deliver cardioplegia during cardiac surgery. This article reviews the history behind its use, the procedure for delivery, and the advantages and limitations that exist in comparison with the standard antegrade infusion of cardioplegia via the aortic root. The complications resulting from the technique of retrograde coronary sinus perfusion are rare. Nursing considerations specific to the potential complications of this patient population are discussed.
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Laboratory of Microangiopathic Mechanisms of Atherogenesis, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The aim of this study was to describe the features of myocardial lymph flow using a new combined method of visualization of the lymphatic system. The study was performed on pig hearts harvested from a local slaughterhouse. The original dye, consisting of lipid-soluble chlorophyll and lipiodol, was injected stepwise into the lymphatic vessels.
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Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 13496, Korea.
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College of Chemistry and Life Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
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