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Adenosine, Cardioprotection and Its Clinical Application

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 194)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Adenosine and Cardioprotection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Adenosine and Cardioprotection

      • Robert M. Mentzer Jr., Robert D. Lasley
      Pages 3-16
  3. Cardioprotection and Mechanisms of Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. The Late Phase of Preconditioning Against Myocardial Stunning

      • Roberto Bolli, Yumin Qiu, Xian-Liang Tang, Seong-Wook Park
      Pages 29-35
    3. Myocardial Protection From Reperfusion Injury With Adenosine

      • Jakob Vinten-Johansen, Zhi-Qing Zhao
      Pages 49-70
  4. Cellular Mechanisms of Cardioprotection in Ischemic Preconditioning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Protein Kinase C - the Key-Enzyme in Ischemic Preconditioning?

      • James M. Downey, Christof Weinbrenner
      Pages 73-91
    3. Activation of Ecto-5’-nucleotidase Mediates Cardioprotection in Ischemic Preconditioning: Important Role of Protein Kinase C

      • Masafumi Kitakaze, Tetsuo Minamino, Koichi Node, Hiroharu Funaya, Masatsugu Hori
      Pages 103-113
    4. Role of Mn-SOD Induction in the Second Window Phenomenon of Preconditioning of Ischemic Hearts

      • Tsunehiko Kuzuya, Masashi Nishida, Shiro Hoshida, Nobushige Yamashita, Michihiko Tada
      Pages 115-124
    5. Opioid Receptors, KATP Channels and Ischemic Preconditioning

      • Garrett J. Gross, Jo El Schultz
      Pages 125-131
    6. Bradykinin and Preconditioning Against Infarction

      • Tetsuji Miura, Jun Sakamoto, Takayuki Miki
      Pages 133-139
    7. Preconditioning in Human Muscle and Myocytes

      • Cornelia S. Carr, Derek M. Yellon
      Pages 141-151
  5. Clinical Application of New Strategies to Protect the Ischemic Heart

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
    2. Adenosine and Myocardial Protection in Humans

      • Robert M. Mentzer Jr., Robert D. Lasley
      Pages 167-175
    3. Clinical Applications of Ischemic Preconditioning

      • Yochai Birnbaum, Robert A. Kloner
      Pages 177-185

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Kentucky, USA

    Robert M. Mentzer

  • Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan

    Masafumi Kitakaze, Masatsugu Hori

  • University of South Alabama, USA

    James M. Downey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Adenosine, Cardioprotection and Its Clinical Application

  • Editors: Robert M. Mentzer, Masafumi Kitakaze, James M. Downey, Masatsugu Hori

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8736-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-9954-4Published: 30 June 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4676-0Published: 05 September 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8736-5Published: 10 September 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 239

  • Topics: Cardiology

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