Cardio- and reno-protective effect of remote ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. A prospective, non-randomized controlled trial

Objectives: This study assessed the cardio- and renoprotective effect of remote ischemic Preconditioning (PreC) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background: Myocyte necrosis and contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) occur frequently in PCI and are associated with subsequ...

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Main Authors: Ayman K.M. Hassan, Hamdy Shams-Eddin, Mona H.M. Abdel-Rahim, Heba A. Abd El-Hafeez, Sadat Edroos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815000927