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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Eliana Lucchinetti
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29396 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Lucchinetti Eliana E Bestmann Lukas L Feng Jianhua J Freidank Heike H Clanachan Alexander S AS Finegan Barry A BA Zaugg Michael M
Anesthesiology 20120201 2
<h4>Background</h4>Two preconditioning stimuli should induce a more consistent overall cell protection. We hypothesized that remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC, second preconditioning stimulus) applied during isoflurane inhalation (first preconditioning stimulus) would provide more protection to the myocardium of patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.<h4>Methods</h4>In this placebo-controlled randomized controlled study, patients in the RIPC group received four 5-min cyc ...[more]