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Does ischemic preconditioning (prodromal angina) reduce infarct size and improve early outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Does ischemic preconditioning (prodromal angina) reduce infarct size and improve early outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
Prodromal angina before AMI is associated with smaller infarct size and earlier reperfusion, but a higher incidence of residual myocardial ischemia.
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Prodromal angina may limit infarct size yet raise residual ischemia risk; leaves open net clinical benefit in AMI.
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Ryu et al. (1998) studied this question.
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