The 30-year anniversary of the discovery of'ischaemic preconditioning'is in 2016. This
endogenous phenomenon can paradoxically protect the heart from acute myocardial …

Myocardial infarction (MI) can be recognised by clinical features, including
electrocardiographic (ECG) findings, elevated values of biochemical markers (biomarkers) …

Many patients undergoing coronary angiography because of chest pain syndromes,
believed to be indicative of obstructive atherosclerosis of the epicardial coronary arteries …

Numerous definitions have been proposed for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI)
after coronary revascularization. The universal definition for MI designates post procedural …

Myocardial infarction is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Coronary
atherosclerosis is a chronic disease with stable and unstable periods. During unstable …

Background Whether remote ischaemic preconditioning, an intervention in which brief
ischaemia of one tissue or organ protects remote organs from a sustained episode of …

Background Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) of the myocardium by limb
ischemia/reperfusion may mitigate cardiac damage, but its interaction with the anesthetic …

BACKGROUND: An elevated preoperative white blood cell count has been associated with
a worse outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Leukocyte subtypes, and …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in
Europe and worldwide. For patients with multi-vessel CAD, coronary artery bypass graft …

Context Several small studies have suggested that cardiac enzyme elevation in the 24 hours
following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is associated with worse prognosis …