Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Jun 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialEarly cardioprotective effect of sevoflurane on left ventricular performance during coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart: randomized controlled study.
To evaluate the cardioprotective effect of sevoflurane on a beating heart in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with normal preoperative left ventricular function. ⋯ Cardiac function was better preserved in the patients anesthetized with sevoflurane than in patients anesthetized with propofol.