Objective
to report the clinical efficacy of remote ischaemic conditioning as compared to standard treatment in patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI
Study
international, single-blind, multicentre randomised trial
Population
patients with STEMI and primary PCI
Endpoints
combined endpoint of cardiac death or hospitalisation for heart failure at 12 months
Conclusion
remote ischaemic conditioning in patients with STEMI and primary PCI does not reduce cardiac death or heart failure
Hausenloy et al. Lancet. 2019;394:1415-24
