Effect of short-acting beta blocker on the cardiac recovery after cardiopulmonary bypass.

UNLABELLED: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of beta blocker on cardiac recovery and rhythm during cardiac surgeries. Sixty surgical rheumatic heart disease patients were received esmolol 1 mg/kg or the same volume of saline prior to removal of the aortic clamp. The incidence of cardiac automatic re-beat, ventricular fibrillation after reperfusion, the heart rate after steady re-beat, vasoactive drug use during weaning from bypass, the posterior parallel time and total bypass time were decreased by esmolol treatment.

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Esmolol has a positive effect on the cardiac recovery in cardiopulmonary bypass surgeries.