2005
Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery/Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated with Monocyte Activation
Fontes ML, Mathew JP, Rinder HM, Zelterman D, Smith BR, Rinder CS. Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery/Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated with Monocyte Activation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2005, 101: 17-23. PMID: 15976199, DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000155260.93406.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative atrial fibrillationC-reactive proteinPreoperative C-reactive proteinCardiopulmonary bypassAtrial fibrillationCardiac surgerySinus rhythmAortic cross-clamp releaseTroponin IPilot studyCross-clamp releaseSubset of patientsCardiac muscle damageNormal sinus rhythmLeukocyte inflammatory responsesExploratory pilot studyPMN CD11bCPB patientsInflammatory infiltrationPMN countCD11b upregulationCellular inflammationInflammatory responseMonocyte activationMuscle damage
2001
The Effects of Heparin, Protamine, and Heparin/Protamine Reversal on Platelet Function Under Conditions of Arterial Shear Stress
Griffin M, Rinder H, Smith B, Tracey J, Kriz N, Li C, Rinder C. The Effects of Heparin, Protamine, and Heparin/Protamine Reversal on Platelet Function Under Conditions of Arterial Shear Stress. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 93: 20-27. PMID: 11429331, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200107000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollagen-induced thrombus formationPlatelet hemostasis timePartial thromboplastin timeAntiplatelet effectProthrombin timeAntithrombin effectPlatelet activationProtamine reversalPlatelet functionDirect antiplatelet effectCollagen-dependent platelet activationDirect thrombin inhibitorL-arginyl-chloromethyl ketoneClot Signature AnalyzerEffect of heparinCollagen-induced platelet activationEffect of protamineArterial shear stressBlood lossCardiopulmonary bypassPlatelet dysfunctionProtamine ratioPlatelet aggregometryAnticoagulant effectThromboplastin time