The effects of low dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC) as an adjunct to cardioplegia in coronary artery bypass surgery

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 437-443

  Köksal, Hakan ^a,d   Rahman, Ali ^b   Burma, Oktay ^c   Halifeoǧlu, Ihsan ^b   Bayar, Mustafa Kemal ^b  

^a Sivas Numune Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d TEPECIK EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardioplegia; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Ischemia reperfusion; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CREATINE KINASE MB; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY SINUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59549107674     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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