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Associations of Inflammatory Biomarkers With the Risk of Morbidity and Mortality After Cardiac Surgery : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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In: Canadian Journal of Cardiology. - : Elsevier. - 0828-282X .- 1916-7075. ; 39:11, s. 1686-1694
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- Background: Although inflammatory biomarkers have been associated with cardiovascular events in nonsurgical settings, these associations have not been systematically addressed in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This review aimed to evaluate the relationships of inflammatory markers with mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: Medline, Embase, and Central databases were systematically searched for studies reporting pre-or postoperative levels of inflammatory biomarkers in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Outcomes of interest were postoperative mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Studies reporting multivariable adjusted risk estimates were included. Risk estimates were pooled with the use of random-effects models and reported as summary odds ratios (ORs).Results: Among 14,465 citations identified, 29 studies including 29,401 participants met the eligibility criteria. The average follow-up time after surgery was 31 months. Preoperative C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (OR 1.88, 95% CI 1.60-2.20; I2 = 19%; 11 studies) and MACE (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.34-2.24; I2 = 0%; 3 studies). CRP levels measured on postoperative day 6 (OR 7.4, 95% CI 2.90-18.88, 1 study) and day 10 (OR 11.8, 95% CI 3.50-39.78, 1 study) were associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality. Less, but overall similar, information was available for other inflammatory biomarkers. Conclusions: In this large meta-analysis, inflammatory biomarkers measured before or after cardiac surgery were associated with mortality and adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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The JWST Early Release Science Program for the Direct Imaging and Spectroscopy of Exoplanetary Systems
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In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. - : IOP Publishing. - 0004-6280 .- 1538-3873. ; 134:1039
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- The direct characterization of exoplanetary systems with high-contrast imaging is among the highest priorities for the broader exoplanet community. As large space missions will be necessary for detecting and characterizing exo-Earth twins, developing the techniques and technology for direct imaging of exoplanets is a driving focus for the community. For the first time, JWST will directly observe extrasolar planets at mid-infrared wavelengths beyond 5 μm, deliver detailed spectroscopy revealing much more precise chemical abundances and atmospheric conditions, and provide sensitivity to analogs of our solar system ice-giant planets at wide orbital separations, an entirely new class of exoplanet. However, in order to maximize the scientific output over the lifetime of the mission, an exquisite understanding of the instrumental performance of JWST is needed as early in the mission as possible. In this paper, we describe our 55 hr Early Release Science Program that will utilize all four JWST instruments to extend the characterization of planetary-mass companions to ∼15 μm as well as image a circumstellar disk in the mid-infrared with unprecedented sensitivity. Our program will also assess the performance of the observatory in the key modes expected to be commonly used for exoplanet direct imaging and spectroscopy, optimize data calibration and processing, and generate representative data sets that will enable a broad user base to effectively plan for general observing programs in future Cycles.
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A re-entrant cavity for microwave-enhanced chemistry
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Liver enzymes cannot be used to predict liver damage after global hypoxia-ischemia in a neonatal pig model
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In: Neonatology. - : S. Karger AG. - 1661-7819 .- 1661-7800. ; 96:4, s. 211-218
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- <i>Background:</i> The term newborn pig is an established model for studying both brain and organ pathology after hypoxia-ischemia (HI). Serial liver enzyme activity is often used to predict liver injury but little is known about the relation between consecutive values of different liver enzymes and histologically verified liver injury. <i>Objective:</i> To determine whether plasma values of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) differed between newborn pigs with liver injures and pigs with normal livers after a severe global HI insult. <i>Methods:</i> Nineteen ≤36-hour-old pigs underwent a 45-min global HI insult followed by 72-hour survival. Four histological sections from standardized areas within each liver were examined. Areas under the curve (AUC) for the enzymes were calculated and compared between pigs with pathological changes in the liver (n = 12) and pigs with normal liver histology (n = 7). <i>Results:</i> No differences in AUC for the enzyme values were seen between the groups. However, in pigs with liver injuries a transient significant increase in LDH at the end of the HI insult (928 U/l (567–1,031)) was seen compared to the baseline value (679 U/l (548–866), p = 0.010). Significantly more liver injury was seen in animals with the umbilical vein catheter (UVC) tip inserted into the liver (p = 0.040) compared to animals with the UVC tip located outside the liver. <i>Conclusions:</i> In newborn pigs subjected to global HI, only LDH increases alongside pathological changes in the liver. Normal values of ALT and AST do not exclude hepatic injury.
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