Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a unique clinical scenario that results in widespread
activation of the hemostatic system. However, surgery also results in normal increases in …

Background: The precise mechanism that leads to accelerated bone resorption in the early
post‐transplant period remains unclear. Recent data suggest that osteoprotegerin (OPG) …

Objective: To assess the potential involvement of the soluble endothelial cell-leukocyte
adhesion molecules E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in the …

Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is known to induce an inflammatory response in association
with neutrophil mediated lung injury. P-Selectin has been reported to be involved in the …

Objective: To investigate the relationship and possible role of soluble adhesion molecule E-
selectin in the postoperative course in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) …

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a well-known risk factor in patients with severe
coronary artery disease undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of the …

Background: Adrenomedullin (AM) is a potent vasodilator peptide. Plasma AM levels are
increased in heart diseases and in sepsis. Heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass …

Background: Cytokine‐inducible leucocyte‐endothelial adhesion molecules were shown to
affect the postoperative inflammatory response following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) …

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a potent vasodilating peptide that increases rat platelet cyclic
adenosine monophosphate levels and acts on endothelial cells to stimulate nitric oxide …

Plasma levels of sE-selectin, sP-selectin, and sICAM-1 were measured before anesthesia
and at 0.5, 4, and 20 hours after cardiopulmonary bypass in 37 men undergoing coronary …