Long-term Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing Remote Ischemic Conditioning Before Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction: a Follow-up Study

Long-term Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing Remote Ischemic Conditioning Before Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction: a Follow-up Study

The aim of this prospective follow-up study is to investigate 5-year clinical outcome in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing remote ischemic conditioning before primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chest pain before admission to hospital within 12 h of onset, ST-segment elevation of > 0,1 mV in 2 or more contiguous leads, 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

• left bundle branch block, previous myocardial infarction, fibrinolytic treatment in the previous 30 days, previous coronary bypass surgery, left main stem stenosis requiring coronary bypass surgery, severe heart failure requiring mechanical ventilation or use of an intra-aortic balloon pump.