Cardiac Ischemia — Preconditioning

Wavelength: 660 nm
Irradiance: 10 mW/cm²
Dose: 4 J/cm²
Duration: Applied before induced ischemia (animal)

Category: Cardiovascular

Journal: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (2012)

Key finding

Significantly reduced infarct size, improved ejection fraction, and reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in pre-conditioned hearts.