Scandinavian cardiovascular journal : SCJ
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We present a review of our experience in the management of thoracic vascular injuries during the past 10 years in one of Sweden's busiest emergency departments, with morbidity and mortality as the main outcome measures. ⋯ Early thoracotomy is important for salvage of patients with chest-wall vascular injury. Despite our limited experience, which is characteristic for Scandinavian and European countries, our results were satisfactory.
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Scand. Cardiovasc. J. · Sep 2001
Comparative StudyBetter preserved pulmonary endothelium-dependent vasodilation with off-pump coronary surgery.
To investigate if endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the pulmonary circulation was better maintained after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). An impaired pulmonary vascular response to acetylcholine has been observed after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children, adults and experimentally. ⋯ The better maintained endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the off-pump group indicated less endothelial dysfunction.