a single-centre propensity-matched cohort study and a
randomised study
David Montaigne, Xavier Marechal, Thomas Modine, Augustin Coisne, Stéphanie Mouton, Georges Fayad, Sandro Ninni, Cédric Klein,
Staniel Ortmans, Claire Seunes, Charlotte Potelle, Alexandre Berthier, Celine Gheeraert, Catherine Piveteau, Rebecca Deprez, Jérome Eeckhoute,
Hélène Duez, Dominique Lacroix, Benoit Deprez, Bruno Jegou, Mohamed Koussa, Jean-Louis Edme, Philippe Lefebvre, Bart Staels
Summary
Background On-pump cardiac surgery provokes a predictable perioperative myocardial ischaemia–reperfusion injury
which is associated with poor clinical outcomes.