Comparison of whole blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression for evaluation of the perioperative inflammatory response in patients with advanced heart failure.

BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) prevalence is increasing in the United States. Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) therapy is an option for Advanced HF (AdHF) patients. Perioperatively, multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) is linked to the effects of device implantation, augmented by preexisting HF. Early re...

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Main Authors: Galyna Bondar, Martin Cadeiras, Nicholas Wisniewski, Jetrina Maque, Jay Chittoor, Eleanor Chang, Maral Bakir, Charlotte Starling, Khurram Shahzad, Peipei Ping, Elaine Reed, Mario Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4269402?pdf=render