title: Cyclosporine A Prior to Primary PCI in STEMI Patients: The Coup de Grâce to Post-Conditioning?
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen-Scarabelli
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Electronic address: tscarabelli@uabmc.edu.
authors.forename: Tiziano M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Scarabelli
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion / Q000379:methods*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine
keywords: cardioprotection; coronary occlusion; infarct size; mitochondrial permeability transition pores; myocardial reperfusion injury