Ischemic preconditioning

Background. Ischemic preconditioning is a phenomenon during which myocardium, subjected to brief episodes of ischemia followed by reperfusion, tolerates better the subsequent, more prolonged episode of this ischemia, thus reducing the infarction size substantially. Case report. Two patients with acu...

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Main Authors: Ristić-Anđelkov Anđelka, Baškot Branislav, Damjanović Milorad, Rafajlovski Saša I.
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, Belgrade 2005-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500501073R.pdf
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author Ristić-Anđelkov Anđelka
Baškot Branislav
Damjanović Milorad
Rafajlovski Saša I.
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description Background. Ischemic preconditioning is a phenomenon during which myocardium, subjected to brief episodes of ischemia followed by reperfusion, tolerates better the subsequent, more prolonged episode of this ischemia, thus reducing the infarction size substantially. Case report. Two patients with acute left anterior descendent artery occlusion received fibrinolytic therapy (alteplase) within 6 hours of the onset of chest pain, but developed myocardial infarctions of different sizes. The first patient, without the history of preinfarction angina, developed large anterior infarct, because there was no time either for ischemic preconditioning or for the coronary collateral vessels development. In the second patient, with 4-day history of preinfarction angina, the more favorable outcome was seen he developed smaller apical necrosis, with the great degree of myocardial viability in the infarct-related area. Conclusion. Ischemic preconditioning in patients with acute myocardal infarction results in the reduction of mortality, infarction size, as well as in the frequency of malignant arrhythmias.
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spelling doaj-art-4b4bca6970764157bdf9acfa6cd93b502025-08-20T02:38:33ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502005-01-01621737710.2298/VSP0501073RIschemic preconditioningRistić-Anđelkov AnđelkaBaškot BranislavDamjanović MiloradRafajlovski Saša I.Background. Ischemic preconditioning is a phenomenon during which myocardium, subjected to brief episodes of ischemia followed by reperfusion, tolerates better the subsequent, more prolonged episode of this ischemia, thus reducing the infarction size substantially. Case report. Two patients with acute left anterior descendent artery occlusion received fibrinolytic therapy (alteplase) within 6 hours of the onset of chest pain, but developed myocardial infarctions of different sizes. The first patient, without the history of preinfarction angina, developed large anterior infarct, because there was no time either for ischemic preconditioning or for the coronary collateral vessels development. In the second patient, with 4-day history of preinfarction angina, the more favorable outcome was seen he developed smaller apical necrosis, with the great degree of myocardial viability in the infarct-related area. Conclusion. Ischemic preconditioning in patients with acute myocardal infarction results in the reduction of mortality, infarction size, as well as in the frequency of malignant arrhythmias.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500501073R.pdfchest painmyocardial ischemiaischemic preconditioningmyocardialmyocardial infarction
spellingShingle Ristić-Anđelkov Anđelka
Baškot Branislav
Damjanović Milorad
Rafajlovski Saša I.
Ischemic preconditioning
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
chest pain
myocardial ischemia
ischemic preconditioning
myocardial
myocardial infarction
title Ischemic preconditioning
title_full Ischemic preconditioning
title_fullStr Ischemic preconditioning
title_full_unstemmed Ischemic preconditioning
title_short Ischemic preconditioning
title_sort ischemic preconditioning
topic chest pain
myocardial ischemia
ischemic preconditioning
myocardial
myocardial infarction
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500501073R.pdf
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