The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 127, Issue 2 , Pages 376-384 , February 2004

Endotracheal calcineurin inhibition ameliorates injury in an experimental model of lung ischemia-reperfusion

Read at the Eighty-third Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Boston, Mass, May 4-7, 2003.

  • Steven M. Woolley, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Alexander S. Farivar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Babu V. Naidu, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Matthew Rosengart, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Robert Thomas, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Charles Fraga, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Michael S. Mulligan, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Michael Mulligan, MD, FACS, Box 356310, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

Received 2 May 2003 ,Revised 25 September 2003 ,Accepted 30 September 2003.

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PII: S0022-5223(03)01794-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.09.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 127, Issue 2 , Pages 376-384 , February 2004

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