Ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac surgery
Title:
Ischemia-reperfusion injury in cardiac surgery
Author:
Beyersdorf, Friedhelm.
ISBN:
9780585417127
9781597342087
Publication Information:
Georgetown, Tex. : Landes Bioscience ; Austin, Tex. : Eurekah.com, c2001.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (228 p.) : ill.
Series:
Medical intelligence unit ; 23
Medical intelligence unit ; 23.
Contents:
Cover; Inside Cover; Copyright ©2001; Table of Contents; Editors / Contributors; Forward; Section I: Basic Science in Ischemia-reprofusion Injury; Chapter 1: Harnessing the Cardioprotective Potential of Nitric Oxide in Nonsurgical and Surgical Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury; Chapter 2: The Cellular Basis of Immediate Lethal Reperfusion Injury; Chapter 3: Apoptosis in Ischemia--Reperfusion Injury; Chapter 4: Changes in Myocardial Gene Expression Following Ischemia and Reperfusion; Section II: Methods to Prevent Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
Abstract:
Cardiac surgery is associated with ischemia and reperfusion injury for most of the operations performed. During the last decades, major improvements have been done in reducing both ischemic and reperfusion injury and therefore improving the quality of the operation.
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