Reperfusion injury: Does it exist and does it have clinical relevance?

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-34

  Ferrari, Roberto ^a   Hearse, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Cardiac protection; Myocardial ischemia; Oxygen free radicals; Reperfusion; Stunning

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FREE RADICAL; OXYGEN RADICAL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0031018759     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017521727913     Document Type: Article

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