Cardioprotective Effect of Cold-Blood Cardioplegia Enriched with N-Acetylcysteine During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Ismail Koramaz, MD, Zerrin Pulathan, MD, Sefer Usta, MD, S. Caner Karahan, MD, Ahmet Alver, PhD, Ersin Yaris, MD, PhD, Nuri Ihsan Kalyoncu, MD, Fahri Ozcan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 613-618 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.013 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Time courses of cardiac troponin I extraction of both groups. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean, n = 14 (NAC-free), n = 15 (NAC-enriched). *p < 0.05 versus NAC-enriched. (NAC = N-acetylcysteine; Preop = preoperative.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 613-618DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.013) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Time courses of malondialdehyde (MDA) extraction of both groups. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean, n = 14 (NAC-free), n = 15 (NAC-enriched). *p < 0.05 versus NAC-enriched. (NAC = N-acetylcysteine; Preop = preoperative.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 613-618DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.013) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions