Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Ischaemic preconditioning reduces troponin T release in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
To investigate whether ischaemic preconditioning could reduce myocardial injury, as manifest by troponin T release, in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery. ⋯ The direct application of a preconditioning stimulus in clinical practice has been shown, for the first time, to protect patients against irreversible myocyte injury.
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To investigate the prognostic value of echocardiographic findings in patients who present with symptoms suggestive of acute pulmonary embolism. ⋯ The presence of right ventricular afterload stress detected by echocardiography is a major determinant of short term prognosis in patients with clinically suspected acute pulmonary embolism.