Perez, Alicia GarciaViera, Leydi MoraAbreu Reyes, David R. [UNESP]2020-12-102020-12-102020-04-01Corsalud. Villa Clara: Cardiocentro Ernesto Che Guevara, v. 12, n. 2, p. 214-218, 2020.2078-7170http://hdl.handle.net/11449/195600N-acetylcysteine is known in a number of medical specialties and its ability to decrease the impact of reperfusion injury in acute myocardial infarction has boosted its use in cardiology over the past decades. N-acetylcysteine has a far-reaching range of effects since it functions as a protective agent against oxygen radicals through sulfhydryl groups in important regions of the cell membrane that interfere and affect endothelial functioning and complex adhesion processes as side effects; as well as other phenomena of the extravascular compartment. These processes are closely related to the cardiovascular system.214-218spaMyocardial injuryReperfusion injuryOxidative stressN-acetylcysteineArtigoWOS:000560638900011