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Remote Limb Ischemic Preconditioning: A Neuroprotective Technique in Rodents
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ERICCA and RIPHeart: two nails in the coffin for cardioprotection by remote ischemic conditioning? Probably not!
Gerd Heusch1, Bernard J Gersh2
1Institute for Pathophysiology, West German Heart and Vascular Center, University of Essen Medical School, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany gerd.heusch@uk-essen.de.
European Heart Journal
|October 29, 2015
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