Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9980362 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Preoperative oral coenzyme Q10 therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery increases myocardial and cardiac mitochondrial coenzyme Q10 levels, improves mitochondrial efficiency, and increases myocardial tolerance to in vitro hypoxia-reoxygenation stress.
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Authors
Franklin MD, FRACS, Silvana FRACS, William MBBS, Michelle BSc(Hons), Freya BA, BSc(Hons), Michael MSc(Stats), Donald FRACS, Bruce FRACS, Adrian FRACS, Mark PhD, FRACS, Julian MSurg, FRACS, Phillip PhD, DSc, Salvatore PhD,