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SUBMITTER: Hess DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8372992 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hess David C DC Khan Mohammad Badruzzaman MB Kamat Pradip P Vaibhav Kumar K Dhandapani Krishnan M KM Baban Babak B Waller Jennifer L JL Hoda Md Nasrul MN Blauenfeldt Rolf Ankerlund RA Andersen Grethe G
Conditioning medicine 20210601 3
Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a promising safe, feasible, and inexpensive treatment for acute stroke, both ischemic and hemorrhagic. It is applied with a blood pressure cuff on the limbs and is ideal for the prehospital setting. RIC is a form of preconditioning with similarities to physical exercise. Its mechanisms of action are multiple and include improvement of collateral cerebral blood flow (CBF) and RIC acts as a "collateral therapeutic". The increased CBF is likely related to nitri ...[more]