Remote ischemic preconditioning in patients with intermittent claudication
OBJECTIVE: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is a phenomenon in which a short period of sub-lethal ischemia in one organ protects against subsequent bouts of ischemia in another organ. We hypothesized that RIPC in patients with intermittent claudication would increase muscle tissue resistance t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2013-04-01
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Series: | Clinics |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000400495 |