Heart Attack Prevention
University Hospital reports research in heart attack prevention
Published in Blood Weekly, December 21st, 2006
Scientists discuss in "Persistent oxidative stress after myocardial infarction treated by percutaneous coronary intervention" new findings in heart attack. "Acute myocardial infarction causing cardiac ischemia is responsible for the majority of cardiac related deaths. Medical interventions that ensure rapid reperfusion, such as percutaneous coronary intervention, are aimed to allow myocardial re-oxygenation," researchers in Zagreb, Croatia report.
"However, this generates reactive oxygen species, resembling ischemia-reperfusion type of injury based on oxidative stress. In the present study we monitored dynamic changes of total serum peroxides, total antioxidant capacity...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-12-21)
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