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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2138
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Original Article: Cardiovascular

INVITED COMMENTARY

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong Prince of Wales Hospital Hong Kong, China

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It has been widely recognized that a complex chain of reactions of the systemic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is triggered by factors both material dependent (the exposure of blood to nonphysiologic surfaces and conditions) and material independent (surgical trauma and ischemia-reperfusion to the organs). In light of this, Lindholm and colleagues are to be congratulated for their timely and carefully conducted randomized study on biocompatibility of CPB circuits with the application of an improved systemic managing protocol.

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