1. 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 (August 1996)
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2. 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.)
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3. 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.)
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