Myocardial infarction caused by surgery: Blame inflammation not the surgeon

Atherosclerosis. 2016 Dec:255:113-116. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.08.044. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Authors

Carlos G Santos-Gallego¹, Maria Wallert², Karlheinz Peter³

Affiliations

¹ The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA. Electronic address: carlos.santos-gallego@mssm.edu.
² Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: karlheinz.peter@bakeridi.edu.au.

PMID: 27616135
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.08.044

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Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Myocardial infarction; Surgery.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Humans
Inflammation*
Myocardial Infarction*
Surgeons