Ahmed Elmahdy, Aaron Shekka Espinosa, Yalda Kakaei, Tetiana Pylova, Abhishek Jha, Ermir Zulfaj, Maryna Krasnikova, Amin Al-Awar, Zahra Sheybani, Valentyna Sevastianova, Evelin Berger, Amirali Nejat, Linnea Molander, Erik Axel Andersson, Elmir Omerovic, Shafaat Hussain, Björn Redfors
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ischemic preconditioning (IPC), i.e., brief periods of ischemia, protect the heart from subsequent prolonged ischemic injury, and reduces infarction size. Myocardial stunning refers to transient loss of contractility in the heart after myocardial ischemia that recovers without permanent damage. The relationship between IPC and myocardial stunning remains incompletely understood. This study aimed primarily to examine the effects of IPC on the relationship between ischemia duration, stunning, and infarct size in an ischemia-reperfusion injury model...
2024: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine