Cardioprotective and prognostic effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a single-centre randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

Regional ischemic 'preconditioning' protects remote virgin myocardium from subsequent sustained coronary occlusion.

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Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

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Cardiac Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Coronary Stenting (CRISP Stent) Study

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