Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of global leading causes of death even though the incidence of the disease has decreased. 1 Reperfusion therapy is an effective treatment rapidly returning the blood supply to the ischaemic myocardial region. 2,3 Unfortunately, reperfusion therapy can also cause the ischaemic myocardium to suffer more injury due to oxidative damage, inflammation and
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