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Title page<br />

List <strong>of</strong> contents<br />

Abstract iii<br />

Contents vi<br />

Figures and Tables x<br />

Acknowledgements xii<br />

Publications xiv<br />

Presentations xv<br />

Abbreviations xvii<br />

CHAPTERI<br />

Introduction 2<br />

Mvocardial Ischaernia<br />

Reversible Injury 5<br />

Myocardial Stunning 6<br />

Irreversible Injury 7<br />

Reperfusion 8<br />

Myocardial Protection 10<br />

Ischaernic Preconditioning 12<br />

Collateral Circulation 14<br />

Stunning 15<br />

Heat Shock Proteins 15<br />

Adenosine Receptor Stimulation 17<br />

ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel 18<br />

K.<br />

%-,.,, channels in Cardiac Muscle 22<br />

Human Models <strong>of</strong> Preconditioning<br />

I luman Atria] Trabeculae Model 27<br />

Cell Culture 28<br />

Angioplasty 29<br />

Prodromal Angina 30<br />

"Warm up" Angina 31<br />

Cardiac Surgery 31<br />

Aims <strong>of</strong> Thesis 33<br />

VI<br />

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