Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50707#.VEmeuFfHRK0 Author(s) J. G. Kingma Affiliation(s) Faculty of Medicine, Pavillon Ferdinand Vandry, Department of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, Canada . ABSTRACT Evaluation of multiorgan protection strategies against ischemic injury in humans is essential to improve quality of life and reduce mortality. Over the past 40 years a host of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions have been evaluated with the aim of limiting cell damage produced by ischemia-reperfusion injury. Different conditioning strategies, such as remote conditioning, are documented to mitigate ischemic injury in animal and human studies and ...
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