Does loss of myocardial protection after preconditioning correlate with the time course of glycogen recovery within the preconditioned segment?
Glycogen depletion and the attenuation of intracellular acidosis during ischemia appear to be important factors in delaying irreversible injury and reducing infarct size in this animal model of myocardial preconditioning.
The results give support to the assumption of a link between hospital operating conditions and patient outcome.