Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2014
Preoperative Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin and Outcome in High-Risk Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
To investigate the ability of early urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin to predict postoperative complications in adult patients with ventricular dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ In a cohort of high-risk cardiac surgery patients, preoperative urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin value provided prognostic information that was independent of the onset of acute kidney injury or of preoperative renal function.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2014
The Effects of HTEA on Sympathetic Activity and Apoptosis in Experimentally Induced CHF.
To evaluate the effect of high thoracic epidural analgesia (HTEA) in congestive heart failure (CHF). ⋯ The findings suggest that HTEA induces changes in sympathetic nervous system, renin-angiotensin system, endothelial, and inflammatory process activity involved in CHF.