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Therapeutic Applications of Cannabinoids in Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure

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Authors: J. A. Garza-Cervantes, M. Ramos-González ,O. Lozano, C. Jerjes-Sánchez , and G. García-Rivas Published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity October 2020 Abstract A large number of cannabinoids have…

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

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

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