Why the study?
Does a standard ischemic preconditioning protocol (brief repetitive balloon occlusions) improve reperfusion in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction?
Population
17 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Standard ischemic preconditioning protocol… vs Usual-care control group
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned
Follow-up
At protocol conclusion
Authors
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Demonstrates that brief balloon occlusions during primary PCI improve myocardial reperfusion; extends cardiop.
Does a standard ischemic preconditioning protocol (brief repetitive balloon occlusions) improve reperfusion in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction?
Brief repetitive balloon occlusions during PCI for acute myocardial infarction mitigate ischemic injury and improve distal myocardial perfusion.
Warren K. Laskey (2005) studied this question.
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