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