Heart-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein and High-Dose Methylprednisolone in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Corticosteroids possess cardioprotection in experimental cardiac ischemia/reperfusion. The authors hypothesized that if cardioprotection of corticosteroids occured during pediatric cardiac surgery, then methylprednisolone used in cardiopulmonary bypass prime would reduce postoperative concentrations of heart-type fatty-acid-binding protein, a cardiac biomarker.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - October 20, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Eero Pesonen, Juho Keski-Nisula, Arie Passov, Raisa V ähätalo, Juha Puntila, Sture Andersson, Pertti K. Suominen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research