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Effects of Alcohol on Postoperative Adhesion Formation in Ischemic Myocardium and Pericardium
Nassrene Y. Elmadhun, MD, Ashraf A. Sabe, MD, Antonio D. Lassaletta, MD, Rahul S. Dalal, MD, Frank W. Sellke, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 2, Pages (August 2017) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Pericardial adhesion grading 7 weeks after ameroid constrictor placement at reoperative median sternotomy in swine supplemented with sucrose (SUC) or ethanol (ETOH). *p < 0.05. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Pericardium thickness on hematoxylin and eosin staining in swine supplemented with sucrose (SUC; left photomicrograph) or ethanol (ETOH, right photomicrograph). Photomicrographs are at original magnification ×10. **p < 0.01. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 (Left) Picrosirius staining demonstrating intramyocardial collagen (red) deposition. (Right) Trichrome staining demonstrating fibrosis (blue) replacing normal myocardium (red). Photomicrographs are at original magnification ×10. *p < 0.05 **p < (ETOH = ethanol -supplemented animals; SUC = sucrose-supplemented animals.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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