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Acute administration of cannabidiol in vivo suppresses ischaemia-induced cardiac arrhythmias and reduces infarct size when given at reperfusion.

Authors: Sarah K. Walsh, Claire Y. Hepburn, Kathleen A. Kane, Cherry L. Wainwright
British Pharmacological Society, July 2010

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid, with anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and has recently been shown to exert a tissue sparing effect during chronic myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion (I/R). However, it is not known whet…