Is the heart a source for elevated circulating endothelin levels during aorta—coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in human beings? David Hasdai, MDa, Eldad Erez, MDb, Irit Gil-Ad, PhDc, Ehud Raanani, MDb, Samuel Sclarovsky, MDa, Yaakov Barak, MDb, Jaqueline Sulkes, MScd, Bernardo A. Vidne, MDb The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 112, Issue 2, Pages 531-536 (August 1996) DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70282-9 Copyright © 1996 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Mean right atrial and proximal aortic levels of endothelins (ET) in patients (groups A and B combined, n = 15) immediately before aortic crossclamping and after cessation of cardio-pulmonary bypass circulation. (See text for statistical analysis.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1996 112, 531-536DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70282-9) Copyright © 1996 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Mean right atrial, proximal aortic, and coronary sinus levels of endothelins (ET) in five patients of group B immediately before aortic crossclamping, 1 minute after release of aortic crossclamping, and after release of partial aortic crossclamping. (See text for statistical analysis.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1996 112, 531-536DOI: (10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70282-9) Copyright © 1996 Mosby, Inc. Terms and Conditions