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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:112-113
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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This article by Kevelaitis and associates shows that application of heat stress to a cold arrested donor heart immediately prior to storage improves systolic and diastolic function as measured after 2 hours of reperfusion. The authors evaluated the mechanism for this finding by measuring expression of heat shock protein (HSP) 72 and pharmacologically blocking the pathway for preconditioning at three different . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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