Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Aug 1998
Production of oxidative products of nitric oxide in infarcted human heart.
We sought to assess whether oxidation products of nitric oxide (NO), nitrite (NO2-) and nitrate (NO3-), referred to as NOx, are released by the heart of patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and whether NOx can be determined in peripheral blood of these patients. ⋯ The appearance of oxidative products of NO (NO2- and NO3-) in peripheral blood of patients with acute MI is the result of their increased release from infarcted heart during the inflammatory phase of myocardial ischemia. Further studies are needed to define the clinical value of these observations.
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Aug 1998
Systemic venous collateral development after the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis. Prevalence and predictors.
To determine the prevalence of systemic venous collaterals after the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and the factors associated with their development. ⋯ Systemic venous collaterals occur frequently after a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and are found postoperatively when a significant pressure gradient occurs between cava and right atrium.