Myocardial reperfusion injury
DM Yellon, DJ Hausenloy - New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
DM Yellon, DJ Hausenloy
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007•Mass Medical SocLethal reperfusion injury is a paradoxical type of myocardial injury caused by the restoration
of coronary blood flow after an ischemic episode. This review focuses on the mechanisms of
the injury, on attempts to protect the heart against it, and on promising new approaches to
cardioprotection during percutaneous coronary intervention.
of coronary blood flow after an ischemic episode. This review focuses on the mechanisms of
the injury, on attempts to protect the heart against it, and on promising new approaches to
cardioprotection during percutaneous coronary intervention.
Lethal reperfusion injury is a paradoxical type of myocardial injury caused by the restoration of coronary blood flow after an ischemic episode. This review focuses on the mechanisms of the injury, on attempts to protect the heart against it, and on promising new approaches to cardioprotection during percutaneous coronary intervention.
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