[HTML][HTML] Myocardial reperfusion injury

DM Yellon, DJ Hausenloy - New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
New England Journal of Medicine, 2007Mass Medical Soc
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.
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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