Preoperative BNP level is an independent predictor of postoperative AF following OPCAB. Our findings permit us to stratify the risk of AF and to plan prophylactic strategies in high-risk patients.

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Preoperative LV dysfunction is a predictor of severe mitral regurgitation during OPCAB. When poor LV function is suggested, it is necessary to be prepared for further hemodynamic deterioration caused by mitral regurgitation.

18j1-Glycyrrhetinic acid (3j1-hydroxy-ll-oxo-18j1-o1ean-12-en-30-oic acid) was converted into two 3,4-seco-oleanane-type compounds, 4-hydroxy-3,4-seco-ll-oxo-18j1-olean-12-ene-3,30-dioic acid and 4, 7j1-dihydroxy-3,4-seco-ll-oxo-18j1-o1ean-12-ene-3,30-dioic acid, by Chainia antibiotica, and 22a-hydroxy-18j1-g1ycyrrhetinic acid (3j1,22a-dihydroxy-ll-oxo-18j1-olean-12-en-30-oic acid) was converted into 4,22a-dihydroxy-3,4-seco-ll-oxo-18j1-olean-12-ene-3,30-dioic acid. The structures of these conversion products were determined by a combination of chemical and spectroscopic methods.

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