Figure 1From: SodiUm SeleniTe Adminstration IN Cardiac Surgery (SUSTAIN CSX-trial): study design of an international multicenter randomized double-blinded controlled trial of high dose sodium-selenite administration in high-risk cardiac surgical patients Multiple stimulus and treatment approaches in cardiac surgery. The present figure was modified and reproduced with permission from Hall [2]. CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass; IL = interleukin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor; PAI = Plasminogen activator inhibitor; NAC = N-acetylcysteine.Back to article page