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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:790-791
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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More Biocompatibility in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for High-Risk Patients

Christophe Baufreton, MD, PhD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital of Angers, 4 rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 01, 49033 France

(Email: chbaufreton@chu-angers.fr).

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To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Lindholm regarding the improved biocompatibility that may be obtained in elderly patients by using a combination of closed heparin-coated circuits and centrifugal pumps for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) [1]. It has been reported that such a perfusion system compared with a conventional approach reduced the inflammatory response during surgery and improved the postoperative outcome. The authors have to be congratulated for their efforts toward the reduction of blood activation after cardiac surgery . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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