Cardiovascular Research

Influx of neutrophils into the walls of large epicardial coronary arteries in response to ischemia/reperfusion.

Authors: R A Kloner|||F Giacomelli|||K J Alker|||S L Hale|||R Matthews|||S Bellows

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Abstract

There are several clinical situations in which large epicardial coronary arteries are deprived of blood flow, such as occurs when an obstructing thrombus or embolus lodges within a vessel or during coronary dissection. There is little information concerning the effect of flow deprivation on large epicardial coronary arteries.