[Characteristics of the adrenocortical reaction of a heart valve prosthesis during non-perfusion hypothermal protection].

Correction of acquired diseases of the heart performed under conditions of nonperfusion hypothermal defense (29-28 degrees C) in 68 patients was followed by a moderately pronounced adreno-cortical reaction reaching its maximum in the period of heating and having a tendency to decrease on the third day after operation. The absence of a pronounced relationship between the degree of growth of 11-OCS in plasma, duration of occlusion and continuation of the restorative period confirm the adequacy and effectiveness of the method of hypothermal defense in prosthesis of the heart valves.