Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Neither Improves Survival nor Reduces Myocardial or Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Neither Improves Survival nor Reduces Myocardial or Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

Background: Peri-interventional myocardial injury occurs frequently during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). We assessed the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on myocardial injury, acute kidney injury (AKIN) and 6-month mortality in patients undergoing TAVI. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Mandy Flechsig, Tobias F. Ruf, Willi Troeger, Stephan Wiedemann, Silvio Quick, Karim Ibrahim, Christian Pfluecke, Akram Youssef, Krunoslav M. Sveric, Robert Winzer, Frank R. Heinzel, Axel Linke, Ruth H. Strasser, Kun Zhang, Felix M. Heidrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
aortic valve stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
ischemic preconditioning
bioprosthesis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/1/160

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