Abstract:Despite considerable advances, coronary artery disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. The development of effective therapeutic strategies for protecting the myocardium from ischemia would have major impact on patients with coronary artery disease. It is now accepted that patients with coronary artery disease can experience prolonged regional ischemic dysfunction that does not necessarily arise from irreversible tissue damage, and to some extent, can be reversed by restora… Show more
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