ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Ischemic Postconditioning on Infarct Size in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary PCI Results of the POSTEMI (POstconditioning in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Randomized Trial Shanmuganathan Limalanathan, MD; Geir Ø. Andersen, MD, PhD; Nils-Einar Kløw, MD, PhD; Michael Abdelnoor, MPH, PhD; Pavel Hoffmann, MD, PhD; Jan Eritsland, MD, PhD
Background-—Reduction of infarct size by ischemic postconditioning (IPost) has been reported in smaller proof-of-concept clinical studies, but has not been confirmed in other smaller studies. The principle needs to be evaluated in larger groups of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients before being implemented in clinical practice. This study assessed the effect of ischemic postcoditioning (IPost) on infarct size in patients with STEMI treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods and Results-—Patients with first-time STEMI,
Effect of Ischemic Postconditioning on Infarct Size in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary PCI Results of the POSTEMI (POstconditioning in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Randomized Trial Shanmuganathan Limalanathan, MD; Geir Ø. Andersen, MD, PhD; Nils-Einar Kløw, MD, PhD; Michael Abdelnoor, MPH, PhD; Pavel Hoffmann, MD, PhD; Jan Eritsland, MD, PhD
Background-—Reduction of infarct size by ischemic postconditioning (IPost) has been reported in smaller proof-of-concept clinical studies, but has not been confirmed in other smaller studies. The principle needs to be evaluated in larger groups of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients before being implemented in clinical practice. This study assessed the effect of ischemic postcoditioning (IPost) on infarct size in patients with STEMI treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods and Results-—Patients with first-time STEMI,
