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Myocardial preservation in cardiac surgery

MENASCHE P

Seance of wednesday 15 october 2003 (LA CHIRURGIE CARDIAQUE : 50 ANS DE PROGRES CONTINUS. En hommage au professeur Jean-Paul Cachera)

Abstract

Despite significant progress, myocardial preservation remains achallenging issue because of the growing severity of the patientscandidates to cardiac surgery. The most recent innovations includingnormothermic cardioplegia, beating heart surgery, detection ofhigh risk patients do not challenge the fundamental principles developpedby Jean Paul Cachera.