Magnesium sulfate protects the heart against carbon monoxide-induced cardiotoxicity in rats

• Main Authors: Kaveh Tabrizian (Author), Hamideh Khodayari (Author), Ramin Rezaee (Author), Hosseinali Jahantigh (Author), Gholamreza Bagheri (Author), Konstantinos Tsarouhas (Author), Mahmoud Hashemzaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas produced via incomplete fossil fuel combustion, has several poisonous effects in the heart including induction of necrosis, apoptosis, and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. Magnesium sulfate (MS) is a drug with cardioprotective effects especially when used after isch...