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Preoperative shift from glibenclamide to insulin is cardioprotective in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

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2004

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Stefano Forlani, F Tomai, Ruggero De Paulis, Franco Turani, Dionisio Ferdinando Colella, Paolo Nardi, S. De Notaris, Marco Moscarelli, Giulia Magliano, Filippo Crea,
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Abstract

This prospective randomized study shows a cardioprotective effect of preoperative administration of isoflurane during CABG. Such an effect is prevented by glibenclamide, but can be restored in diabetic patients by preoperative shift from glibenclamide to insulin.