Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · May 2002
[Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 serum profile in cardiac postoperative period of infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass].
To measure the intercellular adhesion molecule-1 serum levels at baseline and after cardiopulmonary bypass exposure in infants undergoing surgery of congenital heart disease. ⋯ The soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 baseline serum level is higher than normal in infants presenting congenital cardiac defects. This molecule serum levels vary after cardiopulmonary bypass exposure, presenting a characteristic behavior in these patients.