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Preconditioning the human heart during aorto-coronary bypass surgery

A M Alkhulaifi1, D M Yellon, W B Pugsley

  • 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.

Summary

Controlled aortic cross-clamping may mimic ischaemic preconditioning. This study found that preconditioning significantly depleted myocardial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) but preserved it during subsequent ischaemia compared to controls.

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