The efficacy and mechanism of dexmedetomidine in myocardial apoptosis via the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
Introduction: Pharmacological preconditioning limits myocardial infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion. Dexmedetomidine is an α 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist used in anesthesia that may have cardioprotective properties against ischemia/reperfusion injury. We investigated whether dexmedetomidine in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2015-12-01
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Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320314546941 |