Cardiovascular Research

Intramyocardial injections and protection against myocardial ischemia. An attempt to examine the cardioprotective actions of ade

Authors: P Whittaker|||R A Kloner|||K Przyklenk

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Abstract

Although adenosine has been proposed to be a cardioprotective agent, direct examination of such protection is confounded by its short half-life and hemodynamic effects. We attempted to avoid these problems by injecting adenosine directly into cardiac muscle.

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Chemical List

Sodium Chloride|||Gadolinium|||Adenosine|||gadolinium chloride