Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in ACS Patients
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Renal Insufficiency, Ischemia, Myocardial
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presenting with an acute coronary syndrome including non-ST elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina on optimal medical therapy with aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors, unfractionated heparin, statin, +/- beta blocker, +/- ace inhibitor
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction
- Patients requiring circulatory support
- Need for emergent percutaneous coronary intervention
- Systemic hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg)
- Patients in cardiogenic shock defined by requiring inotropes or vasopressors
- Patients currently on hemodialysis
- Presence of an arteriovenous dialysis fistula or graft or lymphedema in either arm
- Patients enrolled in other active cardiovascular investigational studies
- Severe comorbidities with a life expectancy of less than 6 months
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Patients unable to provide consent
- Patient taking the medication glibenclamide for treatment of diabetes
Sites / Locations
- Henry Ford Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Intervention
Control
This group will undergo remote ischemic preconditioning with serial inflations of the blood pressure cuff to 200 mmHg followed by deflation for reperfusion for a period of 5 minutes each for a total of 4 cycles.
This group will undergo serial inflations of the blood pressure cuff to 40 mmHg followed by deflation for a period of 5 minutes each for a total of 4 cycles.