Background Preconditioning by volatile anesthetics is a promising therapeutic strategy to
render myocardial tissue resistant to perioperative ischemia. It was hypothesized that …

OBJECTIVE: Anesthetic preconditioning may contribute to the cardioprotective effects of
sevoflurane in patients having coronary artery bypass surgery. We investigated whether 2 …

Background Volatile agents can mimic ischaemic preconditioning leading to a decrease in
myocardial infarct size. The present study investigated if a 15 min sevoflurane administration …

IMPLICATIONS: During a brief period of ischemia during minimally invasive direct coronary
artery bypass grafting, cardiac function was better preserved with sevoflurane compared …

Background—Experimentally, isoflurane, a commonly used volatile anesthetic agent, mimics
the cardioprotective effects of ischemic preconditioning via a mechanism that could involve …

Background—Volatile anesthetics provide myocardial preconditioning in coronary surgery
patients. We hypothesized that sevoflurane compared with propofol reduces the incidence of …

SummaryBackground and objectives: Ischaemic preconditioning is commonly regarded as
one of the most powerful protective mechanisms against a subsequent lethal ischaemic …

BACKGROUND: Recent investigations demonstrate that anesthetic preconditioning and
postconditioning reduce myocardial infarct size to a degree comparable to that achieved …

Volatile anaesthetics have been shown to exert cardioprotective properties in experimental
and clinical studies. However, the mode of administration may influence these …

Preconditioning has been shown to reduce myocardial damage caused by ischaemia–
reperfusion injury peri‐operatively. Volatile anaesthetic agents have the potential to provide …