Abstract
Patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for critical aortic stenosis often have significant left ventricular hypertrophy. Left ventricular hypertrophy has been identified as an independent predictor of poor outcome after aortic valve replacement as a result of a combination of maladaptive myocardial changes and inadequate myocardial protection at the time of surgery. Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) is a potentially useful adjunct to myocardial protection. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of GIK infusion in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 170-7 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Jan 2011 |
Keywords
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
- Acetylglucosamine
- Aged
- Aortic Valve
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Cardiac Output, Low
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Glucose
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Humans
- Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
- Incidence
- Insulin
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
- Potassium
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Risk Factors
- Treatment Outcome