Adenosine and its role in cardioplegia : experimental evaluation in the isolated rat heart and in an-vivo primate model

This study was designed to investigate the role of adenosine, an endogenous cardioprotectant agent, without high potassium and as cardioplegic additive to high potassium solutions. Adenosine cardioplegia and potassium cardioplegia supplemented by adenosine (K + ADO) were investigated in terms of hem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boehm, Dieter Hermann
Other Authors: Opie, Lionel H
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26180