Protective role of single versus multiple remote ischemic preconditioning in elective percutaneous coronary interventions
Aim: To compare single cycle remote ischemic preconditioning (single RIPC) to multiple cycles RIPC in attenuating cardiac myonecrosis and reducing MACE after elective PCI. Methods and results: 150 consecutive patients undergoing elective PCI were studied. Mean age was 54.5 ± 7.2 years and 42(28%) pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2015-12-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260814001197 |