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Remote Ischemic Conditioning: Its Benefits and Limitations.

Authors: Robert A Kloner

Journal: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

Publication Type: Editorial

Date: 2016

DOI: 10.1177/1074248415618816

ID: 26740183

Affiliations:

Affiliations

    Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA, USA Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA kloner@hmri.org.

Abstract

This editorial describes benefits and limitations of remote ischemic conditioning. Remote ischemic conditioning was shown to reduce myocardial intact size in at least 4 sizeable clinical trials of acute myocardial infarction. It was not effective in recent studies of cardiac surgery. Reasons for these differences are discussed.