International journal of cardiology
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Int. J. Cardiol.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Remote ischemic preconditioning reduces contrast-induced acute kidney injury in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial.
Contrast medium-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) is a cardiovascular complication after myocardial infarction treated with emergency percutaneous coronary intervention. The aim of this randomized, sham-controlled trial was to evaluate the impact of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on CI-AKI in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction who received emergency primary percutaneous coronary intervention. ⋯ In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction, RIPC before percutaneous coronary intervention reduced the incidence of CI-AKI.