TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.40, sa.3, ss.405-414, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: To investigate if intra and postoperative thoracal epidural analgesia could decrease plasma concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients who were at risk for, or had, coronary artery disease (CAD) and undergoing lower extremity operations