Does remote ischaemic preconditioning with postconditioning improve clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery? Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning with Postconditioning Outcome Trial

Conclusion
Remote ischaemic preconditioning with RIPostC by transient upper limb ischaemia did not improve clinical outcome in patients who underwent cardiac surgery.
Clinical Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00997217.

Source: European Heart Journal - January 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hong, D. M., Lee, E.-H., Kim, H. J., Min, J. J., Chin, J.-H., Choi, D.-K., Bahk, J.-H., Sim, J.-Y., Choi, I.-C., Jeon, Y. Tags: Acute coronary syndromes Source Type: research