2007
Monocyte Activation in On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Greilich PE, Brouse CF, Rinder HM, Jessen ME, Rinder CS, Eberhart RC, Whitten CW, Smith BR. Monocyte Activation in On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2007, 22: 361-368. PMID: 18503922, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPump CABG surgeryCABG surgeryMonocyte activationPump CABGPump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryOff-pump coronary artery bypass surgeryPump coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryOff-pump CABG surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass surgeryMonocyte CD11b expressionPrimary CABG surgeryBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass surgerySystemic inflammatory responseVeterans Affairs hospitalInterleukin levelsSurgery warrantsGraft surgeryAdverse eventsBypass surgeryHeparin reversalPathophysiologic differencesAntifibrinolytic agents
2006
Transcerebral Platelet Activation After Aortic Cross-Clamp Release is Linked to Neurocognitive Decline
Mathew JP, Rinder HM, Smith BR, Newman MF, Rinder CS. Transcerebral Platelet Activation After Aortic Cross-Clamp Release is Linked to Neurocognitive Decline. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2006, 81: 1644-1649. PMID: 16631650, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.12.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-clamp removalAortic cross-clamp removalCardiopulmonary bypassPlatelet activationNeurocognitive injuryCognitive deficitsNeurocognitive declineElective coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryAortic cross-clamp releaseArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryCross-clamp releaseSubset of patientsVenous blood samplesJugular venous blood samplesJugular venous bloodCPB patientsGraft surgeryCardiac surgeryPatient subsetsInjury scoreAortic archVenous bloodCognitive injury