
Angiopoietin-2 is a potential mediator of endothelial barrier dysfunction following cardiopulmonary bypass
Keywords: CPB; cardiopulmonary bypass; Ang-2; angiopoietin-2; ILMA; immuno-luminometric assay; SAPS II; Simplified Acute Physiology Score II; SOFA; Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; LOS; length of stay; ICU; intensive care unit; EC; endothelial cells; AKI; acute