British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2003, Vol. 91, No. 1 158-159
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Ischaemia-reperfusion studies and diabetes mellitus
1 Edirne, Turkey 2 Vienna, Austria
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EditorWe read with interest the article by Lassnigg and colleagues1 that evaluated the effects of i.v. vitamin E supplementation in cardiac surgery on oxidative stress. Their study shows that normalization of plasma vitamin E concentrations with parenteral vitamin E emulsion does not affect biochemical markers of myocardial injury and clinical outcome after cardiac surgery. In contrast, many experimental and clinical studies suggest that vitamin E has