Dexamethasone Preconditioning in Cardiac Procedures Reduces Decreased Antithrombin Activity and Is Associated to Beneficial Outcomes: Role of Endothelium

• Main Authors: Vicente Muedra (Author), Lucrecia Moreno (Author), Vicente Rodilla (Author), Cristina Arce (Author), Fermi Montó (Author), Águeda Blázquez (Author), Paloma Pérez (Author), Pilar D'Ocón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Decreased antithrombin (AT) activity in patients scheduled for cardiovascular surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is related to increased postoperative complications and hospitalization time. Indirect evidence suggests that glucocorticoids mitigate this decreased AT activity. To...