Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2019; 113(3): 409
The Role of Sympathetic System as a Therapeutic Option in the Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
Bertha F. Polegato, Leonardo A. M. Zornoff
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20190183
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Acute Physical Stress Preconditions the Heart Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Activation of Sympathetic Nervous System".
Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of mortality and the most resource-consuming health pathology in industrialized countries. In the United States, it is believed that more than 12 million individuals have ischemic heart disease.
It is estimated that approximately 1 million cases of acute coronary syndrome occur annually in the United States, demonstrating that this syndrome occurs in epidemic proportions. Few pathologies have evolved as radically as AMI, with a marked reduction in mortality as a result of changes in treatment over the past 30 years, particularly cardiac reperfusion.,
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