Differential Distribution of Lipid Microemboli After Cardiac Surgery Björn Brondén, MD, Magnus Dencker, MD, Mats Allers, MS, Ignacio Plaza, MD, Henrik Jönsson, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 643-648 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.006 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Macrophotograph of human shed blood from the surgical field containing triglycerides. (B) Macrophotograph of porcine blood with radioactive triglyceride added. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 643-648DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.006) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Relative distribution of radioactivity, shown as the standardized concentration of lipid microemboli in different tissues (levels are expressed as a percent of total radioactivity from all tissues examined for each animal). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 643-648DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.08.006) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions