Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. However, the development of
preventative therapies for AF has been disappointing. The infiltration of immune cells and …

Background Atrial fibrillation is a common post‐operative complication of cardiac surgery
and is associated with an increased risk of post‐operative stroke, increased length of …

Komisję ESC ds. Wytycznych Postępowania nadzoruje i koordynuje przygotowywanie
nowych wytycznych i stanowisk przez grupy robocze i inne grupy ekspertów. Komitet jest …

Postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac s... : Current Opinion in Critical
Care Postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac surgery : Current Opinion in …

Abstract Purpose of Review An overview of recent literature regarding pathophysiology, risk
factors, prophylaxis, and treatment of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in post-cardiac surgical …

Background New‐onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (poAF) complicates approximately 20‐
60% of all cardiac surgical procedures and is associated with an increased periprocedural …

Since the last decade extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy has been
widely accepted as the treatment of life-threatening cardiac and pulmonary failure …

THE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE (man-ifested by pyrexia, leukocytosis,
tachycardia, hypotension, tissue fluid accumulation, and organ failure) is generated during …

The consequences of deep wound infections before, during, and after coronary artery
bypass grafting have prompted research to clarify risk factors and explore preventive …

OBJECTIVES: The use of steroid therapy in cardiac surgical patients remains controversial.
The aim of this clinical investigation was to determine the effect of small-dose …