The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 954-958 , October 2009

Preoperative C-reactive protein levels to predict early and late mortalities after coronary artery bypass surgery: Eight years of follow-up

  • Albert H.M. van Straten, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital–Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Mohamed A. Soliman Hamad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital–Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Mohamad A. Soliman Hamad, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, Postbus 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • André J. van Zundert, MD, PhD, FRCA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Catharina Hospital–Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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  • Elisabeth J. Martens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education and Research, Catharina Hospital–Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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  • Jacques P.A.M. Schönberger, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital–Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Andre M. de Wolf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 23 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)00516-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.050

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 954-958 , October 2009