Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 337-343 , June 2007

Calcium Antagonist Verapamil and Reperfusion Injury of the Heart

  • André Coetzee, MBChB, PhD, MMed, FFA(SA), FFARCS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to André Coetzee, MBChB, PhD, MMed, FFA(SA), FFARCS, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Francie van Zijl Avenue, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa.
    • ,
  • Suzanne Conradie, MBChB, MMed(Anes), FCA, PhD

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 Supported by the South African Society of Anesthesiologists.

PII: S1053-0770(06)00441-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.11.019

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 337-343 , June 2007

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