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Elevated body temperature during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion exacerbates necrosis and worsens no-reflow.

Authors: Sharon L Hale|||Robert A Kloner

Journal: Coronary artery disease

Publication Type: Comparative Study

Date: 2002

DOI: 10.1097/00019501-200205000-00007

ID: 12131022

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Heart Institute of Good Samaritan Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90017, USA. sharon.hale@attglobal.net|||

Abstract

The effects of an elevated body temperature on infarct size were tested in a rabbit model of ischemia/reperfusion.