THE purpose of this review is to evaluate recent developments in our understanding of the
inflammatory response to cardiac surgery. Scientific knowledge in this field is continually …

Background: It is well known by now that during open heart surgery many detrimental factors
are involved in lung injury. The influence mainly of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) …

Background. We sought to investigate the effect of multiple coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) with or without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on the perioperative inflammatory …

Background. Proinflammatory cytokines play a key role in the inflammatory cascade after
cardiopulmonary bypass and may induce cardiac dysfunction. We compared the production …

Background—Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the morbidity of CABG. The pathophysiology is
uncertain, and its prevention remains suboptimal. This prospective, randomized study was …

Despite many years of clinical and experimental research, the contribution of
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest to morbidity and mortality following …

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with the development of
a systemic inflammatory response that can often lead to dysfunction of major organs. The …

Objective: Coronary artery bypass grafting on the beating heart through median sternotomy
is a relatively new treatment, which allows multiple revascularization without the use of …

Background. Conventional coronary artery bypass surgery is associated with postoperative
pulmonary dysfunction. Inflammation due to cardiopulmonary bypass has been regarded as …

Study objectives Comparison of pulmonary outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass
(OPCAB) vs on-pump coronary artery grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass (CABG/CPB) …