Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology capable of providing short-
term mechanical support to the heart, lungs or both. Over the last decade, the number of …

THE purpose of this review is to evaluate recent developments in our understanding of the
inflammatory response to cardiac surgery. Scientific knowledge in this field is continually …

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is an important cause of impaired heart function in
the early postoperative period subsequent to cardiac surgery. Reactive oxygen species …

Advances in surgery have focused on minimizing the invasiveness of surgical procedures,
such that a significant paradigm shift has occurred for some procedures in which surgeons …

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery that
occurs in up to 60% of patients. POAF is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular …

Inflammation in cardiac surgical patients is produced by complex humoral and cellular
interactions with numerous pathways including activation, generation, or expression of …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a direct relationship
between the duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB time [CPBT]) and postoperative …

Postoperative lung injury is one of the most frequent complications of cardiac surgery that
impacts significantly on health-care expenditures and largely has been believed to result …

Background—It has been suggested that inflammation can have a role in the development
of atrial arrhythmias after cardiac surgery and that a genetic predisposition to develop …

Postoperative pulmonary complications are the most frequent and significant contributor to
morbidity, mortality, and costs associated with hospitalization. Interestingly, despite the …