Sildenafil Postconditioning in a Rat Model of Ventricular Fibrillation/ Resuscitation

Ward Y Vanagt^1,2*, Hesam Amin¹, Arno Brouwers², Chantal C H Pöttgens¹, Tim G A M Wolfs³, Jack P M Cleutjens⁴, Quirine Swennen⁵, Tammo Delhaas⁶ and Frits W Prinzen¹

¹Departments of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

²omi_departments of Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

³omi_departments of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands

⁴omi_departments of Pathology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

⁵Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University and School of Life Sciences, Transnational University Limburg, Diepenbeek, Belgium

⁶omi_departments of Biomedical Engineering, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

^*Corresponding Author: Ward Y Vanagt, Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht CARIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Tel: +31-43-388-1200, Fax: +31-43-388-4166 Email: