Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Valvular Heart Disease
Keywords: Physiological Effects of Drugs Cardiovascular Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions Mannitol Cardiac Surgery Cardioplegic Solutions HTK solution Myocardial protection Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease Heart Diseases
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 110
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that Custodiol-HTK is not inferior to cold cardioplegic solution in patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery requiring cardioplegic arrest.

Detailed description:
The objective of this study is to demonstrate that Custodiol is not inferior to cold cardioplegic solution for myocardial protection by comparing standard cold blood cardioplegia to Custodiol solution with respect to myocardial injury as measured by Creatine phosphokinase MB isoenzyme (CK-MB),troponin-I at 7 hours post surgery and changes in ejection fraction by trans-thoracic echocardiogram (TTE)or trans-esophageal echocardiogram (TEE) at 24 hours post surgery.

Arms:
arm 1: Custodiol HTK (histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate) cardioplegia: One liter of HTK solution (Custodiol; Koehler Chemi, Alsbach-Haenlien, Germany) contains the following components: 15 mmol/L sodium chloride, 9 mmol/L potassium chloride, 4 mmol/L magnesium chloride, 18 mmol/L histidine hydrochloride, 180 mmol/L histidine, 2 mmol/L tryptophan, 30 mmol/L mannitol, 0.015 mmol/L calcium chloride, 1 mmol/L potassium hydrogen 2-ketoglutarate, osmolarity 310 mOsm/kg, pH 7.02-7.20.

Custodiol-HTK was delivered to establish and maintain cardiac arrest. After cross-clamping of the aorta approximately 1-2 L of Custodiol-HTK was infused into the ascending aorta over 6-8 minutes. Additional doses of 100-200 ml were administered as needed. Custodiol-HTK was delivered at a temperature of 4°C - 10°C. arm 2: Cold Blood Cardioplegia: One liter of cold blood cardioplegic solution, mixed at a ratio of 4:1 per Beaumont standard of care (blood /cardioplegic solution), contains the following in a 500 cc bag of D5W (dextrose 5% in water): 50meq/L potassium chloride, 37.5 meq/L sodium bicarbonate and 7.5 meq/L magnesium sulfate.

After cross-clamping the aorta, at least 1000 mL of a 4:1 mixture of cold blood: cold crystalloid was administered at a pressure of 300 mmHg or less via a twin roller pump. Every 20 minutes an additional \> 200 mL was administered as needed. The cardioplegic solution was delivered at a temperature of 4°C - 8°C.

Interventions: intervention 1: Custodiol HTK intervention 2: Cold Blood Cardioplegia
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: After cross-clamping of the aorta approximately 1-2 L of Custodiol-HTK was infused into the ascending aorta over 6-8 minutes. Additional doses of 100-200 ml were administered as needed. The cardioplegic solution was delivered at a temperature of 4°C - 10°C. intervention 2: After cross-clamping the aorta, at least 1000 mL of a 4:1 mixture of cold blood: cold crystalloid was administered at a pressure of 300 mmHg or less via a twin roller pump. Every 20 minutes an additional \> 200 mL was administered in an antegrade/retrograde fashion throughout the remainder of the case. The cardioplegic solution was delivered at a temperature of 4°C - 8°C.

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