Is glutamine cardioprotective in patients with ischemic heart disease following cardiopulmonary bypass?
Perioperative administration of GLN during the first 24 hours has cardioprotective effects in IHD patients following CPB. This technique enhances the troponin concentration at 24 hours after surgery and is associated with improved myocardial function.
Intraabdominal bleeding is a rare presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. The diagnosis of the tumor should be based on whether sudden abdominal pain occurs in patients with an intraabdominal mass.