Intra-coronary administration of tacrolimus markedly attenuates infarct size and preserves heart function in porcine myocardial infarction
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We test the hypothesis that intra-coronary tacrolimus administration can limit infarct size and preserve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) through ligating left anterior descending coro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Inflammation |
Online Access: | http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/9/1/21 |