Low interleukin-8 level predicts the occurrence of the postpericardiotomy syndrome.

AIMS: The objective of this study was to investigate inflammatory markers of the postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) and to determine individuals prone to develop the PPS. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study included 75 patients with a stable coronary disease that had underwent coronary artery bypass surge...

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Main Authors: Maria Jaworska-Wilczyńska, Adriana Magalska, Katarzyna Piwocka, Piotr Szymański, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Maria Wąsik, Tomasz Hryniewiecki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4204829?pdf=render

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