Myocardial damage in cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass

Cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia are the most frequently used techniques in cardiac surgery. The level of cardiac mortality in the postoperative period depends on them both directly and indirectly. A review of recent data on the pathogenetic mechanisms of myocardial damage in cardioplegia and cardiopulmonary bypass, methods of its diagnosis and basic strategies of myocardial protection is provided