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Remote ischaemic preconditioning reduces myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cold-blood cardioplegia: a randomised controlled trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19508973     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) induced by brief ischaemia and reperfusion of the arm reduces myocardial injury in coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery patients receiving predominantly cross-clamp fibrillation for myocardial protection. However, cold-blood cardioplegia is the more commonly used method world wide. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether RIPC is cardioprotective in CABG patients receiving cold-blood cardioplegia. DESIGN: Single-centre, single-blinded, randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Tertiary referral hospital in London. PATIENTS: Adults patients (18-80 years) undergoing elective CABG surgery with or without concomitant aortic valve surgery with cold-blood cardioplegia. Patients with diabetes, renal failure (serum creatinine >130 mmol/l), hepatic or pulmonary disease, unstable angina or myocardial infarction within the past 4 weeks were excluded. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomised to receive either RIPC (n = 23) or control (n = 22) after anaesthesia. RIPC comprised three 5 min cycles of right forearm ischaemia, induced by inflating a blood pressure cuff on the upper arm to 200 mm Hg, with an intervening 5 min reperfusion. The control group had a deflated cuff placed on the upper arm for 30 min. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum troponin T was measured preoperatively and at 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after surgery and the area under the curve (AUC at 72 h) calculated. RESULTS: RIPC reduced absolute serum troponin T release by 42.4% (mean (SD) AUC at 72 h: 31.53 (24.04) microg/l.72 h in controls vs 18.16 (6.67) microg/l.72 h in RIPC; 95% CI 2.4 to 24.3; p = 0.019). CONCLUSIONS: Remote ischaemic preconditioning induced by brief ischaemia and reperfusion of the arm reduces myocardial injury in CABG surgery patients undergoing cold-blood cardioplegia, making this non-invasive cardioprotective technique widely applicable clinically. Trial registration number: NCT00397163.
Authors:
V Venugopal; D J Hausenloy; A Ludman; C Di Salvo; S Kolvekar; J Yap; D Lawrence; J Bognolo; D M Yellon
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-06-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Heart (British Cardiac Society)     Volume:  95     ISSN:  1468-201X     ISO Abbreviation:  Heart     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-15     Completed Date:  2009-10-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9602087     Medline TA:  Heart     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1567-71     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London Hospital, 67 Chenies Mews, London WC1E 6HX, UK.
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00397163
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological Markers / blood
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Female
Heart Arrest, Induced / methods*
Humans
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / blood,  prevention & control*
Single-Blind Method
Treatment Outcome
Troponin T / blood
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Troponin T
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Heart. 2009 Oct;95(19):1553-5   [PMID:  19628467 ]

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