Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2879010 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Myocardial reperfusion injury varies over the long and short LV axes. Mild hypothermia preferentially improves myocardial salvage at the LV apex. Small temperature changes can dramatically affect microvascular integrity.
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Authors
Hirotsugu MD, Bradley G. MD, Landi M. MD, Hiroaki MD, Shinya MD, Robin MS, Shinji MD, PhD, Joseph H. MD, Robert C. MD,