Journal article
Steroid inhibition of cytokine-mediated vasodilation after warm heart surgery.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Peripheral vasodilation, a potentially adverse effect of warm heart surgery, may be mediated by the perioperative release of cytokines. Corticosteroids may abolish cytokine production and vasodilation. We investigated cytokine production and its inhibition by steroids in patients undergoing elective coronary bypass surgery.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Twenty-five patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery with normothermic cardiopulmonary …
Authors
Teoh KHT; Bradley CA; Gauldie J; Burrows H
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 92, No. 9 Suppl, pp. ii347–ii353
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 1995
DOI
10.1161/01.cir.92.9.347
ISSN
0009-7322