American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 11 , Pages 1487-1488 , 1 December 2008

Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Cardiovascular Surgery

Received 28 June 2008 ,Revised 22 July 2008 ,Accepted 22 July 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)01261-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.07.036

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 11 , Pages 1487-1488 , 1 December 2008