The Effect of Cardiac Surgery on Peripheral Blood Lymphocyte Populations
Background: Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with some adverse postoperative complications caused by an altered immune response. An alternative approach to cardiac surgery, operating without the use of CPB (i.e. off-pump surgery), seems to display less adverse impacts...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karolinum Press
2008-01-01
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Series: | Acta Medica |
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Online Access: | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/51/1/0025/ |