Open AccessThe tole of ischemic preconditioning in acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Andjelka Ristić,
Milorad Damjanović,
Branislav Baškot,
Sasa Rafaelovski
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0506308r
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ischemic preconditioning , myocardial infarction , angina , infarction , ischemia , collateral circulation
Ischemic preconditioning is a phenomenon in which brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion increase myocardial tolerance and substantially reduce the infarction size.