TRANSPLANTATION, cilt.74, sa.12, ss.1666-1671, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. This study investigates the efficacy of pinacidil, an adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (K-ATP(+)) channel opening agent, added to custadiol solution on myocardial protection during deep hypothermia and prolonged global ischemia on isolated rat hearts.