Efecto del condicionamiento isquémico remoto en la activación plaquetaria y la reactividad inducida por la ablación

Alessandra Stazi1, Giancarla Scalone, Marianna Laurito

  • 1Institute of Cardiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Circulation
|November 27, 2013
PubMed
Resumen

El acondicionamiento isquémico remoto (IPC) antes de la ablación de la fibrilación auricular reduce la activación plaquetaria inducida por el procedimiento. Este hallazgo sugiere que la IPC puede mitigar los riesgos tromboembólicos asociados con la ablación por radiofrecuencia.

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