Effects of Erythropoietin on Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction

• Main Authors: Nishiya Daisuke (Author), Omura Takashi (Author), Shimada Kenei (Author), Matsumoto Ryo (Author), Kusuyama Takanori (Author), Enomoto Soichiro (Author), Iwao Hiroshi (Author), Takeuchi Kazuhide (Author), Yoshikawa Junichi (Author), Yoshiyama Minoru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract.: Erythropoietin (EPO) has been suggested to have a cardioprotective effect against ischemia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of EPO on cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). MI was induced by ligation of the coronary artery in Wistar rats. The rats with M...