Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:1688
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DR ALDEN H. HARKEN (Denver, CO):I find this very exciting material. This hyperpolarized concept is a very real adjunct to our standard cardioplegic techniques. I have several questions. First, with doses of pinacidil greater than 50 µmol/L, why does there seem to be a decrease in mechanical function? Second, do you have a putative mechanism for the increase in coronary blood flow? And third, during ischemia, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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