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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1204
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: CARDIOVASCULAR

Invited commentary

Erik Fosse, MD, PhDa

a Intervensjonssenteret, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway


   Introduction
 
This study by Ascione and coworkers addresses the important issue of inflammatory response during coronary surgery with or without cardiopulmonary by-pass. The inflammatory response during cardiac surgery is well documented in literature and has several causes. Tissue injury, tissue ischemia due to circulatory instability, transfusion and the blood surface interaction during extracorporeal circulation may all effect inflammatory response. However, it is well documented both in vitro and in vivo that the strongest factor for the inflammatory response and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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