Rimjhim Shrivastava5 Author

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Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Provides Clinical Benefits by Decreasing Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Indian Patients

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Suresh Chandravanshi1, Smit Shrivastava2,3*, Jai Kumar Patel4 and Rimjhim Shrivastava5

Background: Remote Ischemic Preconditioning (RIPC) in patients undergoing elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) may provide enhanced clinical benefits. However, published studies on PCI induced cardiac damage have yielded conflicting results. Aims: To determine whether RIPC reduces reperfusion injury and cardiac damage in Indian patients undergoing elective PCI. Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomized, control study was conducted among Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing PCI from July 2017 to October 2018 in Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur and Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Chhattisgarh. One group received RIPC (three 5-minute inflations and deflations of a standard blood-pressure cuff on the upper arm) at 1 hour befor... view more»

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