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SUBMITTER: Licker M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Licker Marc M Reynaud Thomas T Garofano Najia N Sologashvili Tornike T Diaper John J Ellenberger Christoph C
Journal of clinical monitoring and computing 20190220 1
Heart failure is the main cause of poor outcome following open heart surgery and experimental studies have demonstrated that glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) infusion exerts cardioprotective effects by reducing myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injuries. This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the effects of GIK on left ventricular function in moderate-to-high risk patients undergoing on-pump isolated coronary artery bypass surgery (CABGS), or combined with aortic valve replacement. ...[more]