title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, SUNY at Stony Brook, HSC T19 Room 80, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. tbilfinger@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bilfinger
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha