Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2883080 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Open heart surgery is associated with acute perioperative changes in plasma levels of neurohormonal stress factors leptin and cortisol. A different pattern of leptin and cortisol release was observed in patients operated on without cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Authors
M. Raschid MD, Habib MD, Edgar MD, Thomas MD, Herbert O. MD, Raffaele MD, PhD,