Cardioplegia
Cardioplegia is intentional and temporary cessation of cardiac activity, primarily for cardiac surgery.
In the word cardioplegia, cardio means heart and plegia means paralysis. Technically, this means arresting or stopping the heart so that surgical procedures can be done in a still and bloodless field. Most commonly, however, the word cardioplegia refers to the solution used to bring about asystole of the heart, or heart paralysis. Cardioplegic solution is the means by which the ischemic myocardium is protected from cell death. This is achieved by reducing myocardial metabolism through a reduction in cardiac work load and by the use of hypothermia.
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