Is lung injury after hemorrhage age dependent : role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma?
Lung injury after severe hemorrhage is age dependent and may be secondary to a diverse regulation of PPARgamma.
AST occurs in the minority of our patients. Certain pre-procedural variables predict AST. PES does not appear useful in predicting shock therapy in DCM patients and a negative PES should not preclude ICD implantation in this group.