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Cardioplegic storage solution: Is it the guardian of saphenous vein graft endothelium?

Nikolaos A PapakonstantinouAlexandros G SykarasChristina VourlakouJohn GoudevenosGeorgios PapadopoulosEfstratios Apostolakis
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
Cardioplegic storage solutions result in significantly better endothelial preservation compared with conventional heparin-enriched blood solutions. The association with superior clinical outcomes remains to be proved.
Keyphrases
  • nitric oxide
  • venous thromboembolism
  • endothelial cells
  • coronary artery bypass
  • atrial fibrillation