Mechanisms of Cardioprotection by Volatile Anesthetics

Received from the Departments of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Medicine (Division of Cardiovascular Diseases), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.A RAPIDLY growing body of evidence indicates that volatile anesthetics protect myocardium against...