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
2002
Platelet PlA2 Polymorphism and Platelet Activation Are Associated with Increased Troponin I Release after Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Rinder CS, Mathew JP, Rinder HM, Howe J, Fontes M, Crouch J, Pfau S, Patel P, Smith BR. Platelet PlA2 Polymorphism and Platelet Activation Are Associated with Increased Troponin I Release after Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesthesiology 2002, 97: 1118-1122. PMID: 12411794, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200211000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTroponin I concentrationsPlatelet glycoprotein IIIaCardiopulmonary bypassPlA2 polymorphismPlA2 alleleI concentrationsMyocardial injuryGlycoprotein IIIaPlatelet activationElective coronary artery bypassHigher troponin I concentrationsPostoperative troponin I concentrationsTroponin IPerioperative myocardial injuryCoronary artery bypassProthrombotic risk factorsCardiopulmonary bypass surgerySevere myocardial injuryArtery bypassBypass surgeryPlatelet polymorphismsRisk factorsCardiovascular settingsPlA2 genotypeBypass