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SUBMITTER: Engstrom T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5814983 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Engstrøm Thomas T Kelbæk Henning H Helqvist Steffen S Høfsten Dan Eik DE Kløvgaard Lene L Clemmensen Peter P Holmvang Lene L Jørgensen Erik E Pedersen Frants F Saunamaki Kari K Ravkilde Jan J Tilsted Hans-Henrik HH Villadsen Anton A Aarøe Jens J Jensen Svend Eggert SE Raungaard Bent B Bøtker Hans E HE Terkelsen Christian J CJ Maeng Michael M Kaltoft Anne A Krusell Lars R LR Jensen Lisette O LO Veien Karsten T KT Kofoed Klaus Fuglsang KF Torp-Pedersen Christian C Kyhl Kasper K Nepper-Christensen Lars L Treiman Marek M Vejlstrup Niels N Ahtarovski Kiril K Lønborg Jacob J Køber Lars L
JAMA cardiology 20170501 5
<h4>Importance</h4>Ischemic postconditioning of the heart during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) induced by repetitive interruptions of blood flow to the ischemic myocardial region immediately after reopening of the infarct-related artery may limit myocardial damage.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether ischemic postconditioning can improve the clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>In this ...[more]