The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to gather information and
make recommendations about appropriate use of technology for the diagnosis and …

Ischaemia and reperfusion occur during almost every cardiac operation, and one of the key
elements to achieve a successful operation is to counteract the detrimental effects of …

The purposes of this study were to investigate the relationship of postoperative anxiety and
pain following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and to determine the effects of …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated increased risk in patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), but the effect of this increasing risk on outcomes …

Morbidity and mortality after revascularization of acute ischemic limbs remain high, despite
many surgical improvements during the last decades. To a large extent, this is related to …

BACKGROUND.: The development of myocardial protective strategies depends on a
complete understanding of the pathophysiology of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion …

Objective: Continuous perfusion of the coronary arteries with β-blocker (esmolol)-enriched
normothermic blood during cardiac surgery has been suggested as an alternative technique …

Increased synthesis of endothelin,(a powerful physiologicalvasoconstrictor), is a uniform
response to endothelial injury and has beenassociated with myocardial ischemia and …

Coronary artery bypass grafting for the treatment of unstable angina is still associated with
increased operative risk and postoperative morbidity. The impact of the extended use of …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to gather information and
make recommendations about appropriate use of technology for the diagnosis and …