Platelet Activation After Lung Transplantation
29. Palabrica T, Lobb R, Furie BC, Aronivitz M, Benjamin C, Hsu Y-M, et al. Leukocyte accumulation promoting fibrin deposition is mediated in vivo by P-selectin on adherent platelets. Nature….
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Cytokine Profile in Heart Transplantation
Fig. 45.1 Immature dendritic cells mature into antigen-presenting cells (APCs) within recipients’ lymph nodes and spleen. APCs present donor alloantigens on their class II MHC molecules. CD4 helper T cells…
Antifibrinolytic Therapy in Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
Fig. 40.1 Mechanism of action for tranexamic acid (TXA), e-aminocaproic acid (EACA), and aprotinin during fibrinolysis (t-PA tissue-type-plasminogen activator, u-PA urokinase type-plasminogen activator, PAI plasminogen activator inhibitor, FDP fibrin degradation…
Dysfunctional Mechanisms of Anti-inflammation in Aortic Stenosis
Edmo Atique Gabriel and Sthefano Atique Gabriel (eds.)Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery201310.1007/978-1-4471-4429-8_37© Springer-Verlag London 2013 37. Dysfunctional Mechanisms of Anti-inflammation in Aortic Stenosis David A. Fullerton1 and Xianzhong Meng1 (1) Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Colorado…
Metalloproteinases in Acute Venous Occlusion
Fig. 19.1 Diagram outlining the considerable overlap between the coagulatory, fibrinolytic, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) systems Table 19.1 MMP production and activation and substrates MMP Alternative name Produced by Activated…
Arterial Transplantation for Limb Salvage
Fig. 16.1 Pre- and postoperative angiogram of a patient undergoing arterial transplantation. The patient had undergone eight pervious vascular procedures on the left leg after varicose vein surgery 35 years…
Immunological Mechanisms of Inflammation
, Cyro Alves de Brito3 and Alberto José da Silva Duarte1, 4, 2, 5 (1) Clinical Laboratory, Hospital do Coração, São Paulo, Brazil (2) Central Laboratory of Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo,…
Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery
Fig. 32.1 Complexity of the inflammatory response in cardiac surgery Table 32.1 Humoral and cellular factors of the inflammatory response Humoral factors Cellular factors Contact activation products Neutrophils Factor XIIa…
Inflammation, Thrombogenesis, Fibrinolysis, and Vein Wall Remodeling After Deep Venous Thrombosis
Fig. 21.1 Hypothesized mechanisms of acute venous thrombosis post activation of the venous endothelium. The activation of tissue factor, P-selectin and E-selectin, platelets, inflammatory cells, and microparticles lead to thrombus…
Inflammatory Markers and Mortality in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia
Fig. 13.1 Critical limb ischaemia with forefoot gangrene Inflammatory markers have been evaluated among both asymptomatic [31–33] and symptomatic [31–34] subjects with PAD, however (Table 13.1). Furthermore, such markers have…
