Remote Ischemic Conditioning for Preventing Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions/Coronary Angiography: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Conclusion: The RIC reduced the incidence of CI-AKI in those receiving PCI/CAG. And RIC of the upper arm significantly reduced the risk of CI-AKI but not RIC of the lower limb in patients undergoing PCI/CAG.

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Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics - December 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bei, W.-j., Duan, C.-y., Chen, J.-y., Wang, K., Liu, Y.-h., Liu, Y., Tan, N. Tags: Clinical Studies Source Type: research