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Myocardial edema is a common manifestation of clinical states including cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, and cardioplegic arrest, and has been demonstrated to produce cardiac dysfunction.
This review highlights the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical implications of myocardial edema, particularly in the context of cardiac surgery.
Edema contributes to post-cardiac surgery dysfunction; extends mechanistic understanding but leaves targeted mitigation strategies unproven.
Fluid accumulation in the cardiac interstitium or myocardial edema is a common manifestation of many clinical states. Specifically, cardiac surgery includes various interventions and pathophysiological conditions that cause or worsen myocardial edema including cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. Myocardial edema should be a concern for clinicians as it has been demonstrated to produce cardiac dysfunction. This article will briefly discuss the factors governing myocardial fluid balance and review the evidence of myocardial edema in various pathological conditions. In particular, myocardial microvascular, interstitial, and lymphatic interactions relevant to the field of cardiac surgery will be emphasized.
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Mehlhorn et al. (2001) conducted a review in Myocardial edema. Myocardial edema is a common manifestation of clinical states including cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, and cardioplegic arrest, and has been demonstrated to produce cardiac dysfunction.
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