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Trial reportMediators of inflammation2019

Bretschneider (Custodiol®) and St. Thomas 2 Cardioplegia Solution in Mitral Valve Repair via Anterolateral Right Thoracotomy: A Propensity-Modelled Comparison.

Constantin Mork, Luca Koechlin, Thibault Schaeffer, Lena Schoemig, Urs Zenklusen, Brigitta Gahl, Oliver Reuthebuch, Friedrich S Eckstein, Martin T R Grapow

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Trial report in Mediators of inflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Constantin MorkDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7928-850X
Luca KoechlinDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-8600
Thibault SchaefferDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Lena SchoemigDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Urs ZenklusenDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Brigitta GahlDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Oliver ReuthebuchDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Friedrich S EcksteinDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Martin T R GrapowDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-5700
University Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSingle-dose cardioplegia is preferred in minimal invasive mitral valve surgery to maintain the adjustment of the operative site without change of preset visualization. The aim of our study was to compare two widely used crystalloid cardioplegias Bretschneider (Custodiol®) versus St. Thomas 2 in patients who underwent mitral valve repair via small anterolateral right thoracotomy. MATERIAL AND

methodsFrom May 2012 until February 2019, 184 isolated mitral valve procedures for mitral valve repair via anterolateral right thoracotomy were performed using Bretschneider (Custodiol®) cardioplegia (

resultsPeak hs-cTnT was higher after use of Bretschneider (Custodiol®) (geometric mean 716 mg/L, 95% confidence interval (CI) 605-847 mg/L) vs. St. Thomas 2 (561 mg/L, CI 467-674 mg/L,

conclusionUse of St. Thomas 2 cardioplegia was associated with lower postoperative peak levels of all cardiac markers that reflect cardiac ischemia such as hs-cTnT, CK, and CK-MB as compared to Bretschneider (Custodiol®) in propensity-weighted treatment groups.

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PMID31885497
PMCPMC6914981
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