title: The phenomenon of preconditioning today.
authors.forename: Dimitrios Th
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019157:Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome