J E Bavaria1, S Furukawa, G Kreiner
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Global myocardial ischemia significantly increases oxygen consumption in sheep hearts, impairing oxygen utilization efficiency. This "stunned" myocardium shows increased vulnerability to further ischemic events, especially with diseased coronary vessels.
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