Lidocaine Enhances Contractile Function of Ischemic Myocardial Regions in Mouse Model of Sustained Myocardial Ischemia.

RATIONALE:Perioperative myocardial ischemia is common in high-risk patients. The use of interventional revascularisation or even thrombolysis is limited in this patient subset due to exceedingly high bleeding risks. Blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSC) with lidocaine had been suggested t...

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Main Authors: Björn Müller-Edenborn, Gabriela Kania, Elena Osto, Philipp Jakob, Nazmi Krasniqi, Beatrice Beck-Schimmer, Przemyslaw Blyszczuk, Urs Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4854463?pdf=render