Open AccessCreating one problem to try and fix another: the saga of ischemic preconditioning
Author(s) -
Caplan Louis R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
brain and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 2162-3279
DOI - 10.1002/brb3.170
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , ischemic preconditioning , risk analysis (engineering) , business , computer science , medicine , ischemia , history , cardiology , archaeology
I plan in this editorial to place ischemic preconditioning into a historical context, to critique its potential benefits, risks, and limitations, and to try to look ahead at its future applications if any.