TOXICOLOGY, cilt.209, sa.1, ss.1-14, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Occlusion of coronary artery causes cardiomyocyte dysfunction. Reperfusion relieves ischemia by providing cells with metabolites and oxygen, thereby preventing extensive tissue damage. Although reperfusion salvages the myocardium, it also initiates a series of events including myocardial apoptosis and necrosis.