Background The influence of anesthetic agents on the infarction process in the ischemic
myocardium is unclear. This study evaluated the effects of three intravenous and three …

Preconditioning describes a very powerful endogenous mechanism by which the heart may
be protected against ischemia and reperfusion injury. Transient administration of a volatile …

A RAPIDLY growing body of evidence indicates that volatile anesthetics protect myocardium
against reversible and irreversible ischemic injury. Identifying the mechanisms by which …

Background Volatile anesthetics produce differing degrees of myocardial protection in
animal models of ischemia. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine the …

Background Recent evidence indicates that volatile anesthetics exert protective effects
during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion. The authors tested the hypothesis that …

This review evaluates the mechanism of volatile anesthetics as cardioprotective agents in
both clinical and laboratory research and furthermore assesses possible cardiac side effects …

It is known that volatile anaesthetics protect myocardial tissue against ischaemic and
reperfusion injury in vitro. In this investigation, we have determined the effects of the …

A steadily increasing number of investigations demonstrate that preconditioning with volatile
anesthetics attenuates the deleterious effects of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury …

Cardiac surgery and some noncardiac procedures are associated with a significant risk of
perioperative cardiac morbid events. Experimental data indicate that clinical concentrations …

Volatile anaesthetic agents have direct protective properties against ischemic myocardial
damage. The implementation of these properties during clinical anaesthesia can provide an …