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SUBMITTER: Licker M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731577 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Licker Marc M Diaper John J Sologashvili Tornike T Ellenberger Christoph C
BMC anesthesiology 20190906 1
<h4>Background</h4>Patients with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy may suffer ischemia-reperfusion injuries at the time of cardiac surgery with impairment in left ventricular function. Using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), we evaluated the impact of glucose-insulin potassium (GIK) on LV performances in patients undergoing valve replacement for aortic stenosis.<h4>Methods</h4>In this secondary analysis of a double-blind randomized trial, moderate-to-high risk patients were assigned to rec ...[more]