Title:Novel Strategies to Improve the Cardioprotective Effects of Cardioplegia
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Author(s): Estefanie Osorio-Llanes, Jairo Castellar-López, Wendy Rosales, Yuliet Montoya, John Bustamante, Ricardo Zalaquett, Roberto Bravo-Sagua, Jaime A. Riquelme, Gina Sánchez, Mario Chiong, Sergio Lavandero and Evelyn Mendoza-Torres*
Affiliation:
- Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS), Faculty of
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences & Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Grupo de
Investigación Avanzada en Biomedicina, Universidad Libre Seccional Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia
Keywords:
ischemia/reperfusion, cardiovascular disease, cardioplegia, cardioprotection, cardiac surgery, angiotensins.
Abstract: The use of cardioprotective strategies as adjuvants of cardioplegic solutions has become
an ideal alternative for the improvement of post-surgery heart recovery. The choice of the
optimal cardioplegia, as well as its distribution mechanism, remains controversial in the field of
cardiovascular surgery. There is still a need to search for new and better cardioprotective methods
during cardioplegic procedures. New techniques for the management of cardiovascular complications
during cardioplegia have evolved with new alternatives and additives, and each new strategy
provides a tool to neutralize the damage after ischemia/reperfusion events. Researchers and clinicians
have committed themselves to studying the effect of new strategies and adjuvant components
with the potential to improve the cardioprotective effect of cardioplegic solutions in preventing
myocardial ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury during cardiac surgery. The aim of this review is
to explore the different types of cardioplegia, their protection mechanisms, and which strategies
have been proposed to enhance the function of these solutions in hearts exposed to cardiovascular
pathologies that require surgical alternatives for their corrective progression.