The 2002 Future Planning Conference – An Audio Interview

Calcium Sensitisation Impairs Diastolic Relaxation in Post-Ischaemic Myocardium: Implications for the Use of Ca(2+) Sensitising Inotropes after Cardiac Surgery

We hypothesised that Ca(2+) sensitisation exacerbates post-ischaemic myocardial stunning by impairing diastolic relaxation, which might have deleterious effects in postoperative cardiac surgical patients.

Isoflurane Prevents Neurocognitive Dysfunction After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Rats

Isoflurane has documented neuroprotective effects so the present authors hypothesized that isoflurane prevents the neurocognitive dysfunction in rats after CPB.

Reduced Complement Activation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Does Not Affect the Postoperative Acute Phase Response

Material-induced reduction of the inflammatory response during CPB does not affect the postoperative acute phase response.