The Discovery of Myocardial Preconditioning Using Volatile Anesthetics: A History and Contemporary Clinical Perspective

Paul S Pagel; George J Crystal

doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.029

The Discovery of Myocardial Preconditioning Using Volatile Anesthetics: A History and Contemporary Clinical Perspective

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Jun;32(3):1112-1134. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.029. Epub 2017 Dec 21.

Authors

Paul S Pagel¹, George J Crystal²

Affiliations

¹ Anesthesia Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI; Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Electronic address: pspagel@mcw.edu.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 29398379
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.029

No abstract available

Keywords: anesthetic preconditioning; coronary blood flow; coronary perfusion pressure; hemodynamics; history of anesthesia; ischemic preconditioning; myocardial infarction; myocardial ischemia; myocardial protection; volatile anesthetics.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Inhalation / administration & dosage*
Animals
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / trends
Halothane / administration & dosage
Humans
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / methods*
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / trends
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia / therapy
Volatilization

Substances

Anesthetics, Inhalation
Halothane