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Myocardial ischaemia during coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a review of intervention strategies (Part 2)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Motshabi --- Department of Anaesthesia, -
The role of biomarkers and B-type natriuretic peptide in diagnosis and perioperative risk prediction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: N Afshani --- Department of Anaesthesia, BM Biccard --- Department of Anaesthetics, RA Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia,Biomarkers are important in diagnosis, assessment of disease severity, risk stratification and therapeutic decision-making. Recent studies strongly suggest that there is a role for B-type natriuretic peptide (BtNP) as a powerful prognostic predictor in both the preoperative and postoperative setting... -
Myocardial ischaemia during coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a review of the pathophysiology (Part 1)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: P Motshabi --- Department of Anaesthesia,Myocardial mortality and morbidity during cardiac surgery is a devastating emotional phenomenon for both the medical team and the patient's family, often leading to dire financial consequences. Multiorgan dysfunction as a result of the effects of the neurohumoral system, triggered...