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Table 4 Pre- and postoperative serum levels of brain natriuretic peptide (ng/ml)

From: New technique of local ischemic preconditioning induction without repetitive aortic cross-clamping in cardiac surgery

Time point

Control (n = 30)

Perfusion (n = 30)

IP (n = 30)

Before surgery

41.6 ± 25.5

33.7 ± 25.1

43.8 ± 40.1

24 h after surgery

268.2 ± 129.2

310.2 ± 210.3

267.0 ± 200.3

7 days after surgery

147.5 ± 59.5

171.0 ± 98.2

160.0 ± 82.6

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation. IP – local ischemic preconditioning.
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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