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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The postoperative peaks of creatine kinase-MB and troponin I were lower after aortic de-clamping in the postconditioned patients compared with their controls (128 + / - 48 units per liter as opposed to 199 + / - 79 units per liter, p = 0. 016, and 0. 34 + / - 0. 21 nanograms per milliliter as opposed to 0. 61 + / - 0. 53 nanograms per milliliter, p = 0. 05), with reduced inotropic scores in those submitted to postconditioning compared with their controls (4. 8 + / - 3. 1 versus 2. 3 + / - 1. 5, p = 0. 036).