Inflate a cuff and reduce atrial fibrillation?

Some non-invasive interventions (such as positive airway pressure ventilation) have the potential to improve outcome of invasive cardiac procedures. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) - induced by repetitive pre-interventional inflations of an arm-cuff to suprasystolic values - is one of them and effects on atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation are worth exploring. The RIPPAF (remote ischemic preconditioning for prevention of AF) study by Kosiuk et al. 1 is the first to measure electrophysiological effects of preconditioning in man with a view to potential antiarrhythmic effects.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research