Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery

J. Hausenloy, Derek; Candilio, Luciano; D. Evans, Richard; Ariti, Cono; P. Jenkins, David; Kolvekar, Shyam; Knight, Rochelle; Kunst, Gudrun; Laing, Christopher; M. Nicholas, Jennifer; Pepper, John; Robertson, Steven; Xenou, Maria; Clayton, Tim; M. Yellon, Derek

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1413534

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Remote Ischemic Preconditioning and Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 5, 2015

Authors:

Derek J. Hausenloy

Luciano Candilio

Richard D. Evans

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether remote ischemic preconditioning (transient ischemia and reperfusion of the arm) can improve clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary-artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is not known. We investigated this question in a randomized trial. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter,...

Subject

Medicine

Ischemic preconditioning

Perioperative

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