Open AccessIschemic preconditioning and clinical scenarios
Author(s) -
Srinivasan Narayanan,
Kunjan R. Dave,
Miguel A. Pérez-Pinzón
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
current opinion in neurology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1473-6551
pISSN - 1350-7540
DOI - 10.1097/wco.0b013e32835bf200
Subject(s) - ischemic preconditioning , medicine , neuroprotection , clinical trial , ischemia , neuroscience , subarachnoid hemorrhage , pharmacology , anesthesia , cardiology , psychology
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is gaining attention as a novel neuroprotective therapy and could provide an improved mechanistic understanding of tolerance to cerebral ischemia. The purpose of this article is to review the recent work in the field of IPC and its applications to clinical scenarios.