CURRENT THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL, cilt.69, sa.2, ss.150-158, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
BACKGROUND: Preconditioning might protect the myocardium against ischemia/reperfusion injury by reducing infarct size and preventing arrhythmias. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a highly selective alpha(2)-agonist used for sedoanalgesia in daily anesthetic practice. The cardioprotective effects of DEX on infarct size and on the incidence of arrhythmias observed after regional ischemia/reperfusion injury in vivo have not been reported.