The Protective Effect of H2-Receptor Activation Against the Duration of Myocardial Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Induced Ventricular Fibrillation in Sensitized Guinea-Pig Hearts

• Main Authors: Naoki Imajo (Author), Saori Matsui (Author), Yumiko Yasui (Author), Nobuaki Matsui (Author), Nobuyuki Fukuishi (Author), Masaaki Akagi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with high serum immunoglobulin E levels were reported to be protected against sudden death during acute myocardial infarction. The protection mechanism might be attributed to the facilitation of histamine release from sensitized mast cells; however, this remains to be clarified. In this stu...