Effect of Remote Ischaemic preconditioning on Clinical outcomes in patients undergoing Coronary Artery bypass graft surgery (ERICCA study): a multicentre double-blind randomised controlled clinical trial

Background: Novel cardioprotective strategies are required to improve clinical outcomes in higher-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with or without valve surgery. Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) in which brief episodes of non-lethal ischaemia and reperfusion are ap...

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Main Authors: Derek J Hausenloy, Luciano Candilio, Richard Evans, Cono Ariti, David P Jenkins, Shyamsunder Kolvekar, Rosemary Knight, Gudrun Kunst, Christopher Laing, Jennifer M Nicholas, John Pepper, Steven Robertson, Maria Xenou, Timothy Clayton, Derek M Yellon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2016-06-01
Series:Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/eme03040