General anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia in the cardiopulmonary bypass surgery reduces apoptosis by upregulating antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2

Kilickan, L.; Gonca, SÜHEYLA; Dalcik, C.; Dalcik, H.; Solak, M.; Bayindir, O.; Suezer, K.; Omay, O.; Kan, E.

General anesthesia with thoracic epidural anesthesia in the cardiopulmonary bypass surgery reduces apoptosis by upregulating antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2

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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.47, no.3, pp.315-322, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2006
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.315-322
Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the paper was to investigate whether thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) together with general anaesthesia (GA) play a role on apoptosis in humans before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), before aortic cross clamp (ACC) and at 15 min after ACC release (after ischemia and reperfusion).