“…Lessana et al [34] presented their experience with 115 consecutive patients operated on for myocardial revascularization or valvular disease using both continuous antegrade and retrograde warm blood cardioplegia. They adopted this technique as their procedure of choice (compared with their experience with hypothermic blood cardioplegia) because of shorter cardiopulmonary bypass times, spontaneous returns to normal sinus rhythm, and reduced use of inotropic drugs [34]. Rousou et al [351 studied 50 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.…”