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Myocardial cooling and right ventricular function in patients with right coronary artery disease: antegrade vs. retrograde cardioplegia by HONKONEN, E. L., KAUKINEN, L., PEHKONEN, E. J., KAUKINEN, S.

“…Background: Protection of the right ventricular (RV) myocardium during ischaemia in cardiac surgery is difficult, especially in patients with severe right…”
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Atrial natriuretic peptide and N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide in plasma reflect right ventricular volumes following coronary artery surgery by HONKONEN, E. L., KAUKINEN, L., PEHKONEN, E. J., KAUKINEN, S.

“…Background: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and the more stable N‐terminal fragment (N‐ANP) of prohormone are peptides, released in equimolar amounts from…”
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Dopexamine unloads the impaired right ventricle better than iloprost, a prostacyclin analog, after coronary artery surgery by Honkonen, Eva L., Kaukinen, Liisa, Kaukinen, Seppo, Pehkonen, Erkki J., Laippala, Pekka

“…Objective: To evaluate the ventricle-unloading properties of dopexamine and iloprost and to compare their effects on right ventricular (RV) function and oxygen…”
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Right ventricle is protected better by warm continuous than by cold intermittent retrograde blood cardioplegia in patients with obstructed right coronary artery by Honkonen, E L, Kaukinen, L, Pehkonen, E J, Kaukinen, S

“…Preservation of the right-ventricular (RV) myocardium is a clinical challenge especially in patients with occluded right coronary artery, in whom antegrade…”
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Atrial fibrillation after blood and crystalloid cardioplegia in CABG patients by Pehkonen, E J, Mäkynen, P J, Kataja, M J, Tarkka, M R

“…In an investigation of factors influencing the occurrence of supraventricular arrhythmias, ninety-eight patients were randomized to receive either cold blood…”
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Conduction disturbances after different blood cardioplegia modes in coronary artery bypass grafting. Including comparison with an earlier patient series by Pehkonen, E J, Honkonen, E L, Mäkynen, P J, Kataja, M J, Tarkka, M R

“…One-hundred and nine patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting were randomized to seven groups according to cardioplegia technique (5 types) and…”
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Rhythm disturbances after blood and crystalloid cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass grafting by Pehkonen, E J, Reinikainen, P M, Kataja, M J, Tarkka, M R

“…One hundred consecutive patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting were randomized to receive either blood or crystalloid cardioplegia. Successful…”
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Conduction disturbances after blood and crystalloid cardioplegia in coronary bypass surgery by Pehkonen, E J, Rinne, T T, Mäkynen, P J, Kaukinen, S K, Tarkka, M R

“…Postoperative conduction disturbances after coronary artery bypass grafting were analyzed in 100 patients who randomly received either blood or crystalloid…”
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Blood and crystalloid cardioplegia in aortic valve surgery by Pehkonen, E J, Anttonen, O M, Tarkka, M R

“…Eighty-six patients who had undergone aortic valve surgery were reviewed. Forty-three had received crystalloid cardioplegia, the other 43 blood cardioplegia…”
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Combined antegrade-retrograde blood cardioplegia does not protect right ventricle better than either technique alone in patients with occluded right coronary artery by Honkonen, E L, Kaukinen, L, Pehkonen, E J, Kaukinen, S

“…To study the hypothesis that combined antegrade-retrograde delivery of cardioplegia might overcome the limitations in myocardial protection of either technique…”
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Cardiomyocyte apoptosis and ischemic preconditioning in open heart operations by Wu, Zhong-Kai, Laurikka, Jari, Saraste, Antti, Kytö, Ville, Pehkonen, Erkki J, Savunen, Timo, Tarkka, Matti R

“…The aim of the present study was to ascertain the percentage of left apical myocardial apoptosis in three-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting patients…”
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