Determinants of the Efficacy of Cardiac Ischemic Preconditioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Animal Studies.

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) of the heart is a protective strategy in which a brief ischemic stimulus immediately before a lethal ischemic episode potently limits infarct size. Although very promising in animal models of myocardial infarction, IPC has not yet been successfully translated to benefi...

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Main Authors: Kimberley E Wever, Carlijn R Hooijmans, Niels P Riksen, Thomas B Sterenborg, Emily S Sena, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Michiel C Warlé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4651366?pdf=render