The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyōbu Geka Gakkai zasshi
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Jpn. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Mar 2005
Comparative StudyOff-pump coronary artery bypass grafting attenuates proinflammatory markers.
Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been considered the main causative factors of postoperative inflammatory reactions. The aim of this study was to compare surrogate markers of the proinflammatory response in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with or without CPB. ⋯ Compared with off-pump CABG, on pump CABG induced higher serum levels of proinflammatory markers including neutrophil elastase and soluble Fas.