Development, validation and application of analytical methods to measure prognostic biomarkers in patients receiving on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

Temporary interception and then re-infusion of oxygenated blood into heart during on-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) surgery causes ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic agent that maybe potentially cardioprotective against IRI. This thesis presents...

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Main Author: Hui, Yu
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44155