Earlyreperfusionofischemiccardiactissueremainsthemosteffectiveinterventionforimprovingclinicalout- comefollowingmyocardialinfarction.However,abnormalincreasesinintracellularCa 2+ duringmyocardial reperfusioncancausecardiomyocytedeathandconsequentlossofcardiacfunction,referredtoasischemia/ reperfusio