The first account of the use of a biochemical marker in the study of myocardial injury was
published by La Due and colleagues in the journal Science in 1954. 85 They measured …

Vasoplegia syndrome is a well known complication after cardiac surgery and has a
significant morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by profound vasodilation and loss of …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in
Europe and worldwide. For patients with multi-vessel CAD, coronary artery bypass graft …

Background: Tight perioperative control of blood glucose im-proves the outcome of diabetic
patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Because stress response and cardiopulmonary bypass …

Abstract Objectives The del Nido cardioplegia solution has been used extensively in
congenital heart surgery for more than 20 years and more recently for adults. This …

Background—Cardiac surgery may be associated with significant perioperative and
postoperative morbidity and mortality. Underlying pathology, surgical technique, and …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. For
a large number of patients with CHD, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery remains …

Results. The resulting draft guidelines can be viewed in their entirety at on the NACB World
Wide Web site (http://www. aacc. org/AACC/members/nacb/LMPG/OnlineGuide …

Background The calcium sensitizer levosimendan has anti-ischaemic effects mediated via
the opening of sarcolemmal and mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels. These …

Despite many years of clinical and experimental research, the contribution of
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest to morbidity and mortality following …