Remote ischaemic conditioning: in search of a suitable match

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 07 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41569-019-0296-9Preclinical data and small clinical trials suggest that remote ischaemic conditioning (RIC) therapy protects patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. In the CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI trial, RIC proved to be safe but did not have any short-term benefits in reducing cardiac-related death and hospitalization for heart failure.
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