Remote Ischemic Preconditioning for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Diabetics Receiving Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) induces transient episodes of ischemia by the occlusion of blood flow in non-target tissue, before a subsequent ischemia-reperfusion injury. When RIPC is applied before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the kidneys may be protected against ischemia-repe...

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Published inPloS one Vol. 11; no. 10; p. e0164256
Main Authors Balbir Singh, Gillian, Ann, Soe Hee, Park, Jongha, Chung, Hyun Chul, Lee, Jong Soo, Kim, Eun-Sook, Choi, Jung Il, Lee, Jiho, Kim, Shin-Jae, Shin, Eun-Seok
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 10.10.2016
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