Do glucocorticoids improve calcium cycling in cardiac myocytes after cardiopulmonary bypass?
The glucocorticoid-mediated improvement in myocardial function after CPB might be due, in part, to prevention of calpain activation and maintenance of cardiac myocyte calcium cycling.
AS does not reflect in a reliable way FFE in CF patients without or mild steatorrhea. Its applicability in the assessment of FFC in such patients has therefore limited practical value.