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. 2005 Jun;91(Suppl 3):iii2–iii6. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.060251

Infarct angioplasty: beyond stents and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

S Dixon
PMCID: PMC1876359  PMID: 15919647

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 Infarct size in hypothermic pigs and normothermic controls after coronary occlusion and reperfusion. The size of the area-at-risk (AAR) was comparable in both groups, however infarct size (IF) was significantly reduced in the hypothermia group.15

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  Schematic diagram of the TherOx® Aqueous Oxygen (AO) System.18

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