Therapeutic hypothermia in acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

The review provides basic information on the effect of therapeutic hypothermia on myocardial ischemia, as well as analyzes experimental and clinical studies on therapeutic hypothermia in myocardial infarction. The results of comparison of general body hypothermia and local myocardial hypothermia are discussed. The ways of further studies of this technology in myocardial infarction are outlined.

Keywords

• myocardial infarction
• therapeutic hypothermia