There appears to be a controversy in the study of myocardial ischaemia‐reperfusion injury
and preconditioning whether nitric oxide (NO) plays a protective or detrimental role. A …

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is a phenomenon in which single or multiple brief periods of
ischemia have been shown to protect the heart against a more prolonged ischemic insult …

Cardiac preconditioning represents the most potent and consistently reproducible method of
rescuing heart tissue from undergoing irreversible ischaemic damage. Major milestones …

Brief myocardial ischemia not only evokes a local cardioprotective or “preconditioning” effect
but also can render remote myocardium resistant to sustained ischemia. We propose the …

Necrosis and apoptosis are two forms of cell death in the myocardium that have been
associated with ischemia and reperfusion. Although it has been well documented that …

purpose. Brief periods of ischemia have been shown to protect the retina from potentially
damaging periods of ischemia. This phenomenon has been termed ischemic …

Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is the phenomenon whereby brief episodes of
ischemia–reperfusion applied in distant tissues or organs render the myocardium resistant …

Ischemic preconditioning is a well-established phenomenon first described in experimental
preparations in which brief episodes of ischemia/reperfusion applied prior to a longer …

Acute coronary occlusion is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western
world, and according to the World Health Organisation will be the major cause of death in …

Background—Ventricular fibrillation (VF) and tachycardia (VT) are the common and potential
life-threatening complications after CABG. Ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been proved …