Type 2 diabetes mellitus and myocardial ischemic preconditioning in symptomatic coronary artery disease patients

Conclusions:
In this study, diabetes mellitus was not associated with impairment in ischemic preconditioning in symptomatic coronary artery disease patients. Furthermore, diabetic patients experienced an improvement in this significant mechanism of myocardial protection.

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - May 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paulo RezendeRosa RahmiAugusto UchidaLeandro da CostaThiago ScudelerCibele GarzilloEduardo LimaCarlos SegrePriscyla GirardiMyrthes TakiutiMarcela SilvaWhady HuebJose RamiresRoberto Filho Source Type: research