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Cardioprotective Effects of Pravastatin Against Lethal Ventricular Arrhythmias Induced by Reperfusion in the Rat Heart

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2011

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Luong Cong Thuc, Yasushi Teshima, Naohiko Takahashi, Satoru Nishio, Akira Fukui, Osamu Kume, Kaori Ezaki, Hiroko Miyazaki, Kunio Yufu, Masahide Hara,
Circulation Journal

Abstract

Pravastatin attenuated reperfusion-induced lethal ventricular arrhythmias. Inhibition of [Ca²⁺](i) overload and preserving Δψ(m) may be the mechanisms of the observed antiarrhythmic effects of pravastatin.

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