title: Remote Ischemic Conditioning: Its Benefits and Limitations.
abstract: This editorial describes benefits and limitations of remote ischemic conditioning. Remote ischemic conditioning was shown to reduce myocardial intact size in at least 4 sizeable clinical trials of acute myocardial infarction. It was not effective in recent studies of cardiac surgery. Reasons for these differences are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA, USA Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA kloner@hmri.org.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kloner
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D019157:Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment
keywords: acute myocardial infarction; cardio protection; infarct size; ischemic preconditioning; remote ischemic conditioning