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Investigating the effect of remote ischaemic preconditioning on biomarkers of stress and injury-related signalling in patients having isolated coronary artery bypass grafting or aortic valve replacement using cardiopulmonary bypass: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Francesca Fiorentino, Gianni D Angelini, M-Saadeh Suleiman, Alima Rahman, Jon Anderson, Alan J Bryan, Lucy A Culliford, Marco Moscarelli, Prakash P Punjabi, Barnaby C Reeves

Abstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Remote ischaemic preconditioning in isolated aortic valve and coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized trial†.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Francesca FiorentinoNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. f.fiorentino@imperial.ac.uk.
Gianni D AngeliniNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. g.d.angelini@imperial.ac.uk.
M-Saadeh SuleimanBristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, BS2 8HW, Bristol, UK. m.s.suleiman@bristol.ac.uk.
Alima RahmanNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. alima.rahman@imperial.ac.uk.
Jon AndersonNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. JonR.Anderson@imperial.nhs.uk.
Alan J BryanBristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, BS2 8HW, Bristol, UK. alan.bryan@UHBristol.nhs.uk.
Lucy A CullifordBristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, BS2 8HW, Bristol, UK. lucy.culliford@bristol.ac.uk.
Marco MoscarelliNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. m.moscarelli@imperial.ac.uk.
Prakash P PunjabiNational Heart and Lung Institute, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, UK. p.punjabi@imperial.ac.uk.
Barnaby C ReevesBristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, BS2 8HW, Bristol, UK. barney.reeves@bristol.ac.uk.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIschaemia-reperfusion injury occurs during heart surgery that uses cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and cardioplegic arrest. It is hypothesised that remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) protects the heart against such injury. Despite the numerous studies investigating the protective effects of RIPC, there is still uncertainty about the interpretation of the findings as well as conflicting results between studies. The objective of this trial is to investigate the cardioprotective effect of RIPC in patients having coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or aortic valve replacement surgery. This will be achieved by estimating the effect of the intervention in the two groups of pathologies and by investigating the signalling mechanisms that may underpin the cardioprotective effect. METHODS/

designA two-centre randomised controlled trial will be used to investigate the effects of RIPC in two pathologies: patients having isolated CABG and those having aortic valve replacement surgery (AVR) with CPB. Participants will be randomised to RIPC or control (sham RIPC), stratified by surgical stratum. The intervention will be delivered by a research nurse. Data will be collected by a research nurse blinded to the intervention. The patient and the theatre staff are also blinded to the allocation. Markers of myocardial injury and inflammation will be measured in myocardial biopsies and in blood samples at different times. DISCUSSION: This trial is designed to investigate whether RIPC will reduce myocardial injury and inflammation following heart surgery and whether there is a difference in effect between participants having CABG or AVR. This trial is a unique opportunity to study the mechanisms associated with RIPC using human myocardial tissue and blood, and to relate these to the extent of myocardial injury/protection.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN33084113 (25 March 2013).

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Aortic ValveBiomarkersBiopsyCardiopulmonary BypassClinical ProtocolsCoronary Artery BypassEnglandFemaleHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHumansInflammation MediatorsIschemic PreconditioningMaleMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumRegional Blood FlowBiomarkersInflammation Mediators

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PMID25899533
PMCPMC4425928

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