Search for dissertations about: "Dinos Verouhis"

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2. 1. Remote ischemic conditioning to protect the heart in myocardial infarction : therapeutic intervention and underlying mechanisms

   Author : Dinos Verouhis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Urgent reperfusion of the occluded coronary artery halts the ischemic insult to the myocardium and is the single most important action to limit infarct size in ST-elevation myocardial infarction. However, reperfusion itself introduces an additional threat to the recovering ischemic myocardium whereby still viable cardiomyocytes suffer additional irreversible damage. READ MORE