Dexamethasone Prophylaxis in Pediatric Open Heart Surgery Is Associated with Increased Blood Long Pentraxin PTX3: Potential Clinical Implications

Glucocorticoid administration before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can reduce the systemic inflammatory response and improve clinical outcome. Long pentraxin PTX3 is a novel inflammatory parameter that could play a protective cardiovascular role by regulating inflammation. Twenty-nine children underg...

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Autores principales: Lerzo, Franco, Peri, Giuseppe, Doni, Andrea, Bocca, Paola, Morandi, Fabio, Pistorio, Angela, Carleo, Anna Maria, Mantovani, Alberto, Pistoia, Vito, Prigione, Ignazia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/730828

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21776288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/730828

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