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
Reticulated platelets predict platelet count recovery following chemotherapy
Wang C, Smith BR, Ault KA, Rinder HM. Reticulated platelets predict platelet count recovery following chemotherapy. Transfusion 2002, 42: 368-374. PMID: 11961244, DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2002.00040.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet count recoveryPercentage of RPProphylactic platelet transfusionsCount recoveryPlatelet transfusionsPlatelet recoveryStress thrombopoiesisPlatelet count increaseIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraPlatelet count nadirsChemotherapy-induced thrombocytopeniaNegative predictive valueEvaluable patientsMarrow suppressionThrombocytopenic purpuraChemotherapy patientsThrombocytopenia patientsLower percentagePatientsPredictive valueReproducible indexThrombocytopeniaTransfusionChemotherapyIncreased percentage