Abstract
Ischaemic preconditioning results in a reduction in ischaemic-reperfusion injury to the heart. This beneficial effect is seen both with direct local preconditioning of the myocardium and with remote preconditioning of easily accessible distant non-vital limb tissue. Ischaemic postconditioning with a comparable sequence of brief periods of local ischaemia, when applied immediately after the ischaemic insult, confers benefits similar to preconditioning.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 749-52 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Heart |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2007 |
Keywords
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Animals
- Area Under Curve
- Creatine Kinase
- Female
- Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial
- Male
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardium
- Sus scrofa