Objectives : This study was designed to study the effect of exercise and a high-fat meal (HFM)
on endothelial function. Background : Post-prandial lipemia and exercise oppose each …

Aims Competitive flow from native coronary vessels is considered a major factor in the failure
of coronary bypass grafts. However, the pathophysiological effects are not fully understood. …

Improving reduced skeletal muscle function is important for optimising exercise tolerance and
quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. By applying high-…

Objectives: The use of cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
may contribute to the postoperative inflammatory response. The molecular chaperone heat-…

Objective Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) remain a main issue after cardiac
surgery. The objective was to report the incidence and identify risk factors of PPC after cardiac …

Aims Cellular processes in the heart rely mainly on studies from experimental animal models
or explanted hearts from patients with terminal end‐stage heart failure (HF). To address …

Objective: To assess whether coronary graft flow patterns are affected differently by native
coronary competitive flow or by stenosis of the coronary anastomosis. Methods: Nine pigs (65–…

Objective: Ballistocardiogram (BCG) features are of interest in wearable cardiovascular
monitoring of cardiac performance. We assess feasibility of wrist acceleration BCG during …

We studied 150 adult cardiac surgery patients to assess visualization of the venous cannula
and the venous system by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and to register …

IMPLICATIONS: We studied the effects of exercise and posture on cardiovascular function
and mixed venous oxygen saturation preoperatively and on the first morning after cardiac …