August 15th, 2013
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Beneficial Before CABG
Larry Husten, PHD
For several decades cardiologists have been intrigued by the concept of ischemic preconditioning. A small body of research has consistently found that brief episodes of ischemia appeared to somehow prepare the body to better handle a major episode of ischemia. Now a new study from Germany holds out the promise that deliberate ischemic preconditioning prior […]
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