Is traditional rural lifestyle a barrier for quality of life assessment?
Quality of life assessment instruments based on urban-living arrangements may not be reliably used with individuals living in rural environments.
The administration of 1 g of L-arginine during the first 30 minutes of blood cardioplegic arrest did not result in a decrease in the postoperative release of cardiac enzyme; however, cold cardioplegic arrest significantly increased the release of cardiac troponin I postoperatively. There was no significant side effect related to the addition of L-arginine to the cardioplegic solution.