Ultrastructural changes in myocardium during mild hypothermic retrograde blood cardioplegia

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 353-359

  Rainio, Pekka ^a   Kaukoranta, Päivi K ^a   Sormunen, Raija ^a   Juvonen, Tatu ^a   Peuhkurinen, Keijo J ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardioplegia; Myocardium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CARDIOPLEGIA; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION;

EID: 0031739537     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439850139807     Document Type: Article

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