Myocardial Reperfusion Injury — The Protective Effects Of Treatment With Hyperbaric Oxygen Prior To Bypass Heart Surgery
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Jeysen ZY, Gerard L, Levant G, Cowen M, Cale A, Griffin S Research report: the effects of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on myocardial biomarkers of cardioprotection in patients having coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2011 May-Jun;38(3):175-85.
Yogaratnam JZ, Laden G, Guvendik L, Cowen M, Cale A, Griffin S Pharmacological preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen: can this therapy attenuate myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury and induce myocardial protection via nitric oxide? J Surg Res. 2008 Sep;149(1):155-64. Epub 2007 Oct 11. Review.
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