Clinical ResearchRemote Ischemic Conditioning Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size and Edema in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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Key Words
acute myocardial infarction
cardiovascular magnetic resonance
myocardial edema
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
remote ischemic conditioning
reperfusion injury
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AAR
area at risk
AUC
area under the curve
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
hsTnT
high-sensitivity troponin T
LGE
late gadolinium enhancement
LV
left ventricular
MI
myocardial infarct
MSI
myocardial salvage index
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
PPCI
primary percutaneous coronary intervention
RIC
remote ischemic conditioning
STEMI
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
STIR
short tau inversion recovery
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This work was supported by grants from the British Heart Foundation (RG/03/007, FS/10/039/28270, and FS/10/72/28568), the Rosetrees Trust, and the National Institute for Health Research University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre. Dr. Frohlich has received a research grant from the Swiss National Foundation. Dr. Davies has received honoraria for attending meetings from Boston Scientific; and has received speaking fees from AstraZeneca and Pfizer Inc.. Dr. Yellon serves on the advisory board to AstraZeneca; and has received research support from Merck Sharp & Dohme. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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