Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate Cardioplegia Yields Different Results in Aortic Valve Surgery Depending on Patient Gender: A Pilot Study
The myocardial adaptation to aortic valve pathology exhibits gender-specific differences. However, the utilization of HTK cardioplegia obviates this disparity.
Authors
- Călin Avram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-3329)
- Alexandra Puscas
- Radu Mircea Neagoe
- Dragoș-Florin Babă (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4004-9648)
- Radu Balau
- Marius Harpa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9044-8866)
- Horaţiu Suciu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-4291)
- Claudiu Ghiragosian
- Hussam Al-Hussein
- Simina-Elena Ghiragosian-Rusu
Institutions
- Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș (RO)
- Department of Embryology (US)
- Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Târgu Mureş (RO)
- Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67372
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80