Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialRemote ischemic preconditioning in aortic valve surgery: Results of a randomized controlled study.
Although remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) has emerged as an attractive strategy to reduce cardiac injury in patients undergoing diverse cardiac surgical procedures, it is unclear whether RIPC has protective effects in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery without coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). ⋯ RIPC did not exhibit significant cardiac or kidney protective effects in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery without CABG.