Thoracic epidural anesthesia reduces infarct size in a canine model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 579-585

  Groban, Leanne ^a   Zvara, David A ^a   Deal, Dwight D ^a   Vernon, Jason C ^a   Carpenter, Randall L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia reperfusion injury; Myocardial infarction; Thoracic epidural anesthesia

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CREATINE KINASE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HYPEREMIA; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 0032841493     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90011-3     Document Type: Article

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