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Does perfusion through polyvinyl chloride (P.V.C.) tubing reduce cardiac performance in the isolated perfused rat's heart?
Does perfusion through polyvinyl chloride (P.V.C.) tubing reduce cardiac performance in the isolated perfused rat's heart?
Polyvinyl chloride tubing causes deterioration of cardiac performance in isolated rat hearts, raising potential concerns for its use in heart-lung machines and transfusion sets.
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Certain PVC tubing impairs isolated rat heart performance; leaves open relevance to clinical perfusion circuits.
Perfusion of the isolated rat's heart through certain types of polyvinyl chloride tubing results in a deterioration of cardiac performance. Since plastics are commonly used in heart-lung machines and transfusion-sets, this observation may be of some importance.
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