Background Recent study of the inflammatory reactions occurring during and after
cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has improved our understanding of the involvement of the …

Background Epidemiological data suggest that the intake of antioxidants such as α-
tocopherol (vitamin E) and β-carotene has an inverse correlation with the incidence of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether ischaemic preconditioning could reduce myocardial
injury, as manifest by troponin T release, in patients undergoing elective coronary artery …

Background Patients receiving oral hypoglycemic agents for diabetes mellitus are at
increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. Oral hypoglycemic agents are inhibitors of the …

Ischemic preconditioning is a phenomenon in which exposure of the heart to a brief period
of ischemia causes it to quickly adapt itself to become resistant to infarction from a …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated that ischemic preconditioning prevents
lethal cell injury and, as a consequence, limits infarct size in rat heart. Although both …

Objectives. This study was undertaken to assess how prodromal angina affects long-term
prognosis after acute myocardial infarction. Background. Although it has been reported that …

Myocardial stunning after heart surgery is associated with increased morbidity and mortality
in patients with severe multivessel disease and reduced myocardial function. The purpose of …

Kinins acting on the B2 receptor appear to be involved in the cardioprotective effect of
preconditioning on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. We tested the hypothesis that in …

Background Although both clinical and animal studies have shown that ischemic tolerance
is reduced in the senescent myocardium, it has not been clarified when myocardium …