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Pulsed ultrasound attenuates the hyperglycemic exacerbation of myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury
Author(s) -
Eric J. Charles,
Yikui Tian,
Aimee Zhang,
Di Wu,
J. Hunter Mehaffey,
Joseph C. Gigliotti,
Alexander L. Klibanov,
Irving L. Kron,
Zequan Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.458
H-Index - 192
eISSN - 1085-8687
pISSN - 0022-5223
DOI - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.10.096
Subject(s) - medicine , reperfusion injury , myocardial infarction , ultrasound , ischemia , cardiology , exacerbation , anesthesia , radiology
Acute hyperglycemia during myocardial infarction worsens outcomes in part by inflammatory mechanisms. Pulsed ultrasound has anti-inflammatory potential in bone healing and neuromodulation. We hypothesized that pulsed ultrasound would attenuate the hyperglycemic exacerbation of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.

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