Protective Effect in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Study on the Protective Effect of Inhibiting Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

The purpose of the study was to verify the protective effect of inhibiting systemic inflammatory response in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• subject needs to have valve surgery
• subject needs to have coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
• subject needs to have artificial blood vessel replacement surgery
• ASA(American Society of Anesthesiologists) score II~III
• NYHA(New York Heart Association) II~III

Exclusion Criteria:

• LVEF(left ventricular ejection fraction) <40% measured by echocardiogram
• history of myocardial infarction within 1 month
• history of serious pulmonary infection or endocarditis within 3 months
• history of important surgery within 6 months