Periodic Reporting for period 1 - RESCUE THE HEART (Understanding nervous mechanisms of cardioprotection to save the ischaemic and failing hearts)

Ischaemic heart disease is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Occlusion of a major coronary artery is followed by myocardial metabolic and functional changes that develop rapidly after cessation of the blood flow. Manifestations of...