Steinberg, BM; Grossi, EA; Schwartz, DS; McLoughlin, DE; Aguinaga, M; Bizekis, C; Greenwald, J; Flisser, A; Spencer, FC; Galloway, AC; Colvin, SB
(Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1995)
Background. Heparin bonding of the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) pump circuit decreases complement activation and fibrinolysis. It is not known whether inflammatory cytokines produced during CPB can also be modulated by the ...