The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1594-1601 , June 2010

Carbon monoxide reduces pulmonary ischemia–reperfusion injury in miniature swine

Received 2 June 2009 ,Revised 15 August 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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 This research was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (to H.S.) and the Kagoshima University Research Awards (to K.Y.).

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01196-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.016

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1594-1601 , June 2010