The non-thyroidal illness syndrome (NTIS) is considered a transient and completely reversible phenomenon, but it has been shown that it may last for several days postoperatively after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery...
Keywords: Cardiac surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, non-thyroidal illness syndrome, thyroid hormones
03/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: cardiopulmonary bypass, coronary artery bypass grafting, inflammation, matrix metalloproteinases, phospholipase A2
03/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter