Endothelial Injury Associated with Cold or Warm Blood Cardioplegia during Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

The aim of this investigation was to analyze the impact of intermittent cold blood cardioplegia (ICC) and intermittent warm blood cardioplegia (IWC) on endothelial injury in patients referred to elective on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Patients undergoing CABG procedures were ra...

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Main Authors: Elmar W. Kuhn, Yeong-Hoon Choi, Jung-Min Pyun, Klaus Neef, Oliver J. Liakopoulos, Christof Stamm, Thorsten Wittwer, Thorsten Wahlers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/256905