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The concept of myocardial protection has been continuously evolving since its introduction in the early 1950s. Although numerous scientific works have been published from the first experiments with cold crystalloid cardioplegia to the most recent findings on warm, enriched blood cardioplegia, many controversies are still open to determine which is the most adequate of myocardial protection.