2018
Fish Oil and Perioperative Bleeding
Akintoye E, Sethi P, Harris WS, Thompson PA, Marchioli R, Tavazzi L, Latini R, Pretorius M, Brown NJ, Libby P, Mozaffarian D. Fish Oil and Perioperative Bleeding. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2018, 11: e004584. PMID: 30571332, PMCID: PMC6376981, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.118.004584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary Artery BypassDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFish OilsHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPostoperative HemorrhageRiskConceptsBleeding Academic Research Consortium bleedingPerioperative bleedingFish oil supplementationFish oil groupLower riskPrimary outcomeFish oilMean ageOil supplementationOil groupBleeding Academic Research ConsortiumPlasma phospholipid omega-3Coronary artery bypass graftMajor perioperative bleedingChest tube outputPlacebo-controlled trialAcademic Research ConsortiumArtery bypass graftTreatment of hypertriglyceridemiaAbsolute risk differenceParticipants' mean ageHealth care professionalsFatty acid levelsBleeding definitionsHemostasis definition
2017
Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery
Shuey MM, Billings FT, Wei S, Milne GL, Nian H, Yu C, Brown NJ. Association of gain-of-function EPHX2 polymorphism Lys55Arg with acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0175292. PMID: 28552948, PMCID: PMC5446112, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryChronic kidney diseaseCardiac surgery cohortSoluble epoxide hydrolaseCardiac surgeryKidney injurySurgery cohortAcute Kidney Injury Network criteriaIncidence of AKIPostoperative acute kidney injuryPercent of patientsGlomerular filtration rateBody mass indexAssociation of gainsRenal injuryCardiopulmonary bypassWhite patientsMass indexKidney diseaseFiltration ratePharmacological strategiesDiscovery cohortNetwork criteriaVariant carriersSEH activity
2009
Variation in the 4q25 Chromosomal Locus Predicts Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Body SC, Collard CD, Shernan SK, Fox AA, Liu KY, Ritchie MD, Perry T, Muehlschlegel JD, Aranki S, Donahue BS, Pretorius M, Estrada JC, Ellinor PT, Newton-Cheh C, Seidman CE, Seidman JG, Herman; D, Lichtner P, Meitinger T, Pfeufer A, Kääb S, Brown NJ, Roden DM, Darbar D. Variation in the 4q25 Chromosomal Locus Predicts Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2009, 2: 499-506. PMID: 20031626, PMCID: PMC2801871, DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.109.849075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryPostoperative atrial fibrillationBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryAtrial fibrillationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsValidation cohortDiscovery cohortCardiac surgery cohortConcurrent valve surgeryCommon adverse eventsCohort of patientsAdditive odds ratioMultiple comparisonsChromosome 4q25 variantsSurgery cohortValve surgeryAdverse eventsClinical predictorsAmbulatory populationOdds ratioClinical covariatesUS CentersMultivariate predictors
2004
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition and smoking potentiate the kinin response to cardiopulmonary bypass
Pretorius M, McFarlane JA, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ, Murphey LJ. Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition and smoking potentiate the kinin response to cardiopulmonary bypass. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2004, 76: 379-387. PMID: 15470338, DOI: 10.1016/j.clpt.2004.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACE inhibitor groupMinutes of CPBCardiopulmonary bypassACE inhibitorsInhibitor groupKinin responseBradykinin concentrationsEffects of CPBCoronary artery bypass surgeryTissue-type plasminogen activator antigenPreoperative ACE inhibitorsArtery bypass surgeryPostoperative day 1Concentrations of bradykininEffect of smokingPlasminogen activator antigenKallikrein-kinin systemSignificant inverse correlationArterial pressureBypass surgeryFibrinolytic responseVenous bloodACE activityDay 1Enzyme inhibitors
2003
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Alters the Fibrinolytic Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Pretorius M, Murphey LJ, McFarlane JA, Vaughan DE, Brown NJ. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition Alters the Fibrinolytic Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Circulation 2003, 108: 3079-3083. PMID: 14656921, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000105765.54573.60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative day 1PAI-1 antigenCardiopulmonary bypassACE inhibitorsPAI-1 expressionACEI groupACE inhibitionPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) concentrationsTPA activityTissue-type plasminogen activator antigenAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitionAcute graft thrombosisPreoperative ACE inhibitorsMorning of surgeryCoronary artery bypassVein graft occlusionPlasminogen activator antigenArterial blood samplesArtery bypassGraft thrombosisGraft occlusionFibrinolytic responseAngiotensin IIBlood samplesDay 1