Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Mar 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyProspective, multicenter, randomized, controlled pilot trial of peritoneal hypothermia in patients with ST-segment- elevation myocardial infarction.
Systemic hypothermia may reduce infarct size if established before reperfusion. The large surface area of the bowel may facilitate rapid hypothermia. We therefore examined the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of hypothermia induced by an automated peritoneal lavage system in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01655433.