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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:152
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Knut Tore Lappegard, MD, PhD

Department of Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodoe, N-8092 Norway

(Email: knut.lappegard@nlsh.no).

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

Although advances in perioperative evaluation and treatment have made cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) a fairly safe procedure, complications still occur, especially in high-risk patients. The inflammatory response elicited by CPB is a double-edged sword; it contributes in protecting the patient from infection, but it is also associated with renal, pulmonary, cardiac, and nervous system complications. As the complement system plays a key role in the inflammatory . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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