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journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> American College <strong>of</strong> Cardiology Vol. 37, No. 3,2001<br />

0 2001 by die American Collep <strong>of</strong> Cardiology ISSN 0735-1097/0132D. 00<br />

Published by EIsevier Sck= Inc. PH S0735-1097(00)01161-X<br />

]Failure<br />

to Precondition<br />

Pathological Human Myocardium<br />

Sudip Ghosh, FRCS, * Nicholas B. Standen, PHD, t Manuel Galifianes, MD, PHD*<br />

<strong>Leicester</strong>,<br />

United Kingdom<br />

ONECTIMS We investigated <strong>the</strong> effects <strong>of</strong> ischernic <strong>preconditioning</strong> (PC) on diabetic and fiiifing <strong>human</strong><br />

myocardium and <strong>the</strong> role <strong>of</strong> mitochondrial KATP channels on <strong>the</strong> response in <strong>the</strong>se diseased<br />

tissues.<br />

BXIýID Ilere is conflicting evidence to suggest that PC is a healthy <strong>heart</strong> phenomenon.<br />

NEFIVIDS Right atrial appendages were obtained from seven diffierent groups <strong>of</strong> patients: nondiabetics,<br />

diet-controlled diabetics, noninsulin-dependent diabetics (NIDD) receiving KATp channel<br />

blockers, insulin-dependent diabetics (IDD), and patients with left ventricular ejection<br />

fraction (LVEF) >5096, LVEF between 3096 and 5096 and LVEF

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