Effect of trimetazidine on myocardial salvage index in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI
Introduction: Acute STEMI is the most serious presentation of CAD. Restoration of the coronary flow facilitates cardiomyocyte salvage and decreases cardiac morbidity and mortality. However, reperfusion may result in paradoxical cardiomyocyte dysfunction, a phenomenon termed reperfusion injury. Trime...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2013-09-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260812001123 |