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Carron, P.-N.; Hugli, O.; Liaudet, L.; Yersin, B.
Revue Medicale Suisse 1(6): 448-451
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1660-9379 PMID: 15786650 Document Number: 586406
So far, cardiac arrest is still associated with high mortality or severe neurological disability in survivors. At the tissue level, cardiac arrest results into an acute condition of generalized hypoxia. A better understanding of the pathophysiology of ischemia-reperfusion and of the inflammatory response that develops after cardiac arrest could help to design novel therapeutic strategies in the future. It seems unlikely that a single drug, acting as a <