{"title":"Metabolic interventions in myocardial preservation","authors":"Franklin Rosenfeldt MD, FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90052-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90052-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It is possible to manipulate myocardial metabolism to improve recovery after ischaemic insults. We studied 2 metabolic manipulations: addition of amino acids during cardioplegia, and treatment with orotic acid before cardioplegia. Aspartate improved recovery after cardioplegic arrest, and glutamate exerted a minimal protective effect. We studied the recently infarcted heart to determine whether orotic acid therapy could improve recovery after cardioplegia. The infarct placed the non-infarcted myocardium under stress and increased its sensitivity to hypothermic cardioplegia. This sensitivity was reduced by treatment with orotic acid. Metabolic supplementation may be useful during cardiac surgery, after myocardial infarction, and in the early period after cardiac surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 80-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90052-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76181560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute ascending aortic dissection the experience at Green Lane hospital","authors":"A.R. Kerr FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90060-H","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90060-H","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90060-H","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92006581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tag medical research prize","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90068-F","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90068-F","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90068-F","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92010255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A festschrift for George Stirling","authors":"Franklin Rosenfeldt (Editor)","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90043-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90043-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90043-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"97593661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass: Experience with the right gastroepiploic artery and internal mammary artery","authors":"M.A.J. Newman DS, FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90051-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90051-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have performed in Perth 153 coronary artery bypass operations using the right gastroepiploic artery (RGE), almost always in association with internal mammary artery grafts. Use of the RGE increases operative complexity and morbidity. We limit use of the RGE to situations where no other suitable conduit is available.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 77-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90051-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77272159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Double lung replacement: The options in 1993","authors":"Donald S. Esmore FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90064-B","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90064-B","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 98-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90064-B","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88200488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgery and oesophageal carcinoma","authors":"Ian E. McInnes FRACs, Gary M. Frydman MBBS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90048-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90048-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Resection remains an important part of treating oesophageal carcinoma. The type of operation may not be as important as selecting the correct patient. Long-term survival will improve when systemic treatment is combined with surgery.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 70-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90048-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76822429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paediatric cardiac surgery: An independent specialty","authors":"Tom Karl MD,MS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90058-C","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90058-C","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90058-C","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77568049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to the George Stirling Festschrift","authors":"Bruce B. Davis FRACs","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90044-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90044-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90044-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74082014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}