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Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that two biochemical markers of brain injury would be increased after cardiac surgery in patients with the apolipoprotein (Apo) epsilon4 allele. Arterial blood samples were drawn before and 8 and 24 h after induction of anesthesia and later assayed for neuron specific enolase (NSE), S-100beta, and apoE genotype. There was a highly significant temporal effect with increases in NSE (2.2 +/- 1.6 ng/L to 11.8 +/- 8.9 ng/L; P < 0.0001) (mean +/- sd) and S-100beta (0.15 +/- 0.1 microg/L to 0.45 +/- 0.42 microg/L, P < 0.0001). At 8 and 24 h after induction of anesthesia S-100beta (0.28 +/- 0.18 microg/L versus 0.91 +/- 0.54 microg/L; P =0.004) and NSE (8.6 +/- 5.6 ng/L versus 19.0 +/- 19.7 ng/L; P = 0.02) levels, respectively, were higher in patients with the Apoepsilon4 allele. Patients with the Apoepsilon4 allele may be more susceptible to perioperative neural insults.
View details for DOI 10.1213/01.ANE.0000135345.03635.6A
View details for PubMedID 15502024