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Janata A, Magnet IAM, Schreiber KL, Wilson CD, Stezoski JP, Janesko-Feldman K, Kochanek PM, Drabek T. Minocycline fails to improve neurologic and histologic outcome after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest in rats. World J Crit Care Med 2019; 8:106-119. [PMID: 31853446 PMCID: PMC6918046 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v8.i7.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Prolonged cardiac arrest (CA) produces extensive neuronal death and microglial proliferation and activation resulting in neuro-cognitive disabilities. Among other potential mechanisms, microglia have been implicated as triggers of neuronal death after hypoxic-ischemic insults. Minocycline is neuroprotective in some brain ischemia models, either by blunting the microglial response or by a direct effect on neurons.
AIM To improve survival, attenuate neurologic deficits, neuroinflammation, and histological damage after ventricular fibrillation (VF) CA in rats.
METHODS Adult male isoflurane-anesthetized rats were subjected to 6 min VF CA followed by 2 min resuscitation including chest compression, epinephrine, bicarbonate, and defibrillation. After return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), rats were randomized to two groups: (1) Minocycline 90 mg/kg intraperitoneally (i.p.) at 15 min ROSC, followed by 22.5 mg/kg i.p. every 12 h for 72 h; and (2) Controls, receiving the same volume of vehicle (phosphate-buffered saline). The rats were kept normothermic during the postoperative course. Neurologic injury was assessed daily using Overall Performance Category (OPC; 1 = normal, 5 = dead) and Neurologic Deficit Score (NDS; 0% = normal, 100% = dead). Rats were sacrificed at 72 h. Neuronal degeneration (Fluoro-Jade C staining) and microglia proliferation (anti-Iba-1 staining) were quantified in four selectively vulnerable brain regions (hippocampus, striatum, cerebellum, cortex) by three independent reviewers masked to the group assignment.
RESULTS In the minocycline group, 8 out of 14 rats survived to 72 h compared to 8 out of 19 rats in the control group (P = 0.46). The degree of neurologic deficit at 72 h [median, (interquartile range)] was not different between survivors in minocycline vs controls: OPC 1.5 (1-2.75) vs 2 (1.25-3), P = 0.442; NDS 12 (2-20) vs 17 (7-51), P = 0.328) or between all studied rats. The number of degenerating neurons (minocycline vs controls, mean ± SEM: Hippocampus 58 ± 8 vs 76 ± 8; striatum 121 ± 43 vs 153 ± 32; cerebellum 20 ± 7 vs 22 ± 8; cortex 0 ± 0 vs 0 ± 0) or proliferating microglia (hippocampus 157 ± 15 vs 193 cortex 0 ± 0 vs 0 ± 0; 16; striatum 150 ± 22 vs 161 ± 23; cerebellum 20 ± 7 vs 22 ± 8; cortex 26 ± 6 vs 31 ± 7) was not different between groups in any region (all P > 0.05). Numerically, there were approximately 20% less degenerating neurons and proliferating microglia in the hippocampus and striatum in the minocycline group, with a consistent pattern of histological damage across the individual regions of interest.
CONCLUSION Minocycline did not improve survival and failed to confer substantial benefits on neurologic function, neuronal loss or microglial proliferation across multiple brain regions in our model of rat VF CA.
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- Andreas Janata
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
- Emergency Department, KA Rudolfstiftung, Vienna 1030, Austria
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Wyoming Otolaryngology, Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, WY 82604, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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Impact of levosimendan on brain injury patterns in a lamb model of infant cardiopulmonary bypass. Pediatr Res 2014; 76:64-71. [PMID: 24713816 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND The effects of levosimendan (Levo) on injury patterns in the immature brain following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are unknown. METHODS Eighteen 3- to 4-wk-old anesthetized lambs, instrumented with vascular catheters and aortic and right carotid artery flow probes, were allocated to non-CPB, CPB, or CPB+Levo groups (each n = 6). After 120 min CPB with 90 min aortic cross-clamp, CPB animals received dopamine, and CPB+Levo animals both dopamine and Levo, for 4 h. All lambs then underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging, followed by postmortem brain perfusion fixation for immunohistochemical studies. RESULTS In CPB lambs, aortic (P < 0.05) and carotid artery (P < 0.01) blood flows fell by 29 and 30%, respectively, between 2 and 4 h after cross-clamp removal but were unchanged in the CPB+Levo group. No brain injury was detectable with magnetic resonance imaging in either CPB or CPB+Levo lambs. However, on immunohistochemical analysis, white matter astrocyte density of both groups was higher than in non-CPB lambs (P < 0.05), while white matter microglial density was higher (P < 0.05), but markers of cortical oxidative stress were less prevalent in CPB+Levo than CPB lambs. CONCLUSION While Levo prevented early postoperative falls in cardiac output and carotid artery blood flow in a lamb model of infant CPB, this was associated with heterogeneous neuroglial activation and manifestation of markers of oxidative stress.
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Fang Y, Qiu Z, Hu W, Yang J, Yi X, Huang L, Zhang S. Effect of piracetam on the cognitive performance of patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery: A meta-analysis. Exp Ther Med 2013; 7:429-434. [PMID: 24396419 PMCID: PMC3881046 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2013.1425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Cognitive impairments are observed in numerous patients following coronary bypass surgery, and piracetam are nootropic compounds that modulate cerebral functions by directly enhancing cognitive processes. The present meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of piracetam on the cognitive performance of patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. The relevant studies were identified by searching Medline, EMBASE, PubMed and the Cochrane Library up to June 2013 and the pertinent bibliographies from the retrieved studies were reviewed. Data were selected from the studies according to predefined criteria. The meta-analysis included two randomized control trials involving 184 patients and including the Syndrom-Kurz test (SKT). Findings of the meta-analysis showed that following treatment the change from baseline observed in five SKT subtest scores, conducted with piracetam patients, indicated a significant advantage over those patients that were in the placebo group. The subtests included immediate pictured object recall, weighted mean difference (WMD)=0.91, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.51–1.31, P<0.00001; delayed pictured object recall, WMD=0.74, 95% CI 0.19–1.28, P=0.008; delayed picture recognition, WMD=0.82, 95% CI 0.31–1.31, P=0.001; immediate word recall, WMD=0.87, 95% CI 0.47–1.28, P<0.0001; and letter interference, WMD=3.46, 95% CI −5.69 to −1.23, P=0.002. These results indicated that piracetam may have been effective in improving the short-term cognitive performance of patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery. High quality, well-controlled and longer randomized trials are required to corroborate this result.
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- Yu Fang
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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Gu Q, Gu H, Lu X, Lu F, Shao Y, Zhang S. The influence of deep hypothermic global brain ischemia on EEG in a new rat model. J Card Surg 2012; 27:612-7. [PMID: 22978840 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2012.01498.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Neurological complications following deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) occur between t 4% ≈ 25%. However, the cerebral injury mechanisms are still not well understood due to a lack of a practical and simple animal model. We aimed to establish a rodent deep hypothermic global brain ischemia (DHGBI) model, which can be used to elucidate these mechanisms in future studies. DESIGN 30 Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into three groups: the carotid occlusion DHGBI group, the internal carotid shunt DHGBI group, and the sham operation group. We validated the model in terms of electroencephalogram (EEG) and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). All rats were sacrificed for analysis of brain moisture capacity after 24 hours. RESULTS In the internal carotid shunt DHGBI group the EEG activity was suppressed to "flat-line" and the relative power of the α and θ frequency bands was decreased (p < 0.05). However, in the carotid occlusion DHGBI group we only observed the relative power of the α frequency band depressed (p < 0.05). The rCBF was significantly decreased in all groups. In the internal carotid shunt DHGBI group the rCBF was significantly reduced to 4.27 ± 2.75%, and was lower than the other two groups (p < 0.05). The result of brain moisture capacity was consistent with the EEG and rCBF observations. CONCLUSIONS The current study presents a novel cerebral recovery model of DHCA in the rat. This experimental model may be suitable to further elucidate the mechanisms associated with adverse cerebral outcomes after DHCA and to investigate potential neuroprotective strategies.
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- Qun Gu
- Jiangsu Province Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing, China
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Li Y, Dong H, Chen M, Liu J, Yang L, Chen S, Xiong L. Preconditioning with repeated hyperbaric oxygen induces myocardial and cerebral protection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011; 25:908-16. [PMID: 21868252 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the cerebral and myocardial protective effects of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning in both on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. DESIGN A prospective, randomized, single-blinded study including patients scheduled for elective on-pump or off-pump surgery between December 2007 and February 2009. SETTING A tertiary care university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Forty-nine elective on-pump or off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients. INTERVENTIONS Patients were randomized to either the control (15 patients with on-pump procedure and 10 patients with off-pump procedure, respectively) or hyperbaric oxygen (HBO; 14 patients with on-pump procedure and 10 patients with off-pump procedure, respectively) groups. Patients in the HBO groups underwent preconditioning for 5 days before surgery. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS On-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients preconditioned with HBO had significant decreases in S100B protein, neuron-specific enolase, and troponin I perioperative serum levels compared with the on-pump control group. Postsurgically, patients in the on-pump HBO group had a reduced length of stay in the intensive care unit and a decreased use of inotropic drugs. Serum catalase activity 24 hours postoperatively was significantly increased compared with the on-pump control group. In the off-pump groups, there was no difference in any of the same parameters. CONCLUSIONS Preconditioning with HBO resulted in both cerebral and cardiac protective effects as determined by biochemical markers of neuronal and myocardial injury and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery. No protective effects were noted in off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Paolin A, Michielon P, Betetto M, Sartori G, Valfré C, Rodriguez G, Murkin JM. Lower perfusion pressure during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with decreased cerebral blood flow and impaired memory performance 6 months postoperatively. Heart Surg Forum 2010; 13:E7-12. [PMID: 20150046 DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20091122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We undertook to determine the influence of perfusion pressure during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cognitive memory outcome at 6 months postoperatively. METHODS Nineteen patients who underwent hypothermic nonpulsatile CPB for elective coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery were evaluated by (133)Xe measurement of the CBF and by the Incidental Memory Assessment for evaluating cognitive memory (IMTscore), both at baseline before the operation (T(1)) and again at 5 to 6 months postoperatively (T(2)). RESULTS Overall, the mean CBF fell significantly from 39 +/- 5 mL.(100 g)(-1).min(-1) at T(1) to 33 +/- 3 mL.(100 g)(-1).min(-1) at T(2) (P < .001). The decrease in CBF from T(1) to T(2) (DeltaCBF(2-1)) correlated with a significant reduction in the IMTscore from T1 to T2 (DeltaIMTscore(2-1)) (P < .001) and with a mean arterial pressure during CPB (MAPCPB) of <60 mm Hg (P = .05). Cluster analysis of DeltaCBF(2-1) and DeltaIMTscore(2-1) demonstrated that the patients with the greatest decrease in CBF showed the greatest decrease in IMTscore, whereas cluster analysis of DeltaCBF(2-1) and MAPCPB indicated that patients with a perfusion pressure maintained at a mean of <60 mm Hg during CPB were prone to a greater decrease in later postoperative CBF. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that a MAPCPB of <60 mm Hg during CPB was associated with a significant decrease in CBF 6 months after CAB surgery and with an associated decrease in memory performance.
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- Adolfo Paolin
- Department of Hospital Services, General Hospital S. Maria dei Battuti, Treviso, Italy.
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Homi HM, Calvi CL, Lynch J, Grocott HP. Longitudinal Assessment of Neurocognitive Function in Rats After Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Evidence for Long-Term Deficits. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2010; 24:293-9. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dian-San S, Xiang-Rui W, Yongjun Z, Yan-Hua Z. Low hematocrit worsens cerebral injury after prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest in rats. Can J Anaesth 2009; 53:1220-9. [PMID: 17142657 DOI: 10.1007/bf03021584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study tests the hypothesis that low hematocrit (Hct) worsens cerebral injury after prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) in rats, and the mechanism involves variable expression of the genes C-Fos, Bcl-2 and Bax. METHODS A rat HCA model was developed, and 40 animals were randomly assigned to four groups: Sham (sham) group, or Hct groups of Hct 10%, Hct 20% and Hct 30%. After 90 min of HCA at 18 degrees C, physiologic variables were recorded and brain morphological changes were evaluated with light and electron microscopy. Expressions of C-Fos, Bcl-2, Bax in various brain areas were measured by the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and standard immunohistochemistry techniques. RESULTS The number of injured neurons in the hippocampus CA1 and parietal cortex in the Hct 10% group (CA1: 11.44 +/- 2.52; cortex: 13.65 +/- 2.31) exceeded the mean number of injured neurons in the Hct 20% group (CA1: 8.29 +/- 1.31; cortex: 10.68 +/- 1.24; P < 0.05) and the Hct 30% group. Mean mitochondrial injury scores were greatest at lower Hct levels, while the expression of C-Fos and Bax were highest in the Hct 10% group and lowest in the Hct30% group (P < 0.05). In contrast, the expression of the Bcl-2 mRNA was greatest in the Hct 30% group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Low Hct worsens cerebral injury after prolonged HCA and CPB in rats, which may relate in part to the variable expression of the genes C-Fos, Bcl-2 and Bax.
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- Su Dian-San
- Department of Anesthesiology, RenJi Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Cardiac surgery continues to be associated with significant adverse cerebral outcomes, ranging from stroke to cognitive decline. The underlying mechanism of the associated cerebral injury is incompletely understood but is believed to be primarily caused by cerebral embolism and hypoperfusion, exacerbated by ischemia/reperfusion injury. Extensive research has been undertaken in an attempt to minimize the incidence of perioperative cerebral injury, and both pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies have been investigated. Although many agents demonstrated promise in preclinical studies, there is currently insufficient evidence from clinical trials to recommend the routine administration of any pharmacological agents for neuroprotection during cardiac surgery. The nonpharmacological strategies that can be recommended on the basis of evidence include transesophageal echocardiography and epiaortic ultrasound-guided assessment of the atheromatous ascending aorta with appropriate modification of cannulation, clamping or anastomotic technique and optimal temperature management. Large-scale randomized controlled trials are still required to address further the issues of optimal pH management, glycemic control, blood pressure management and hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass. Past, present and future directions in the field of neuroprotection in cardiac surgery will be discussed.
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- Niamh Conlon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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