Coronary Artery Ischemia Clinical Trial
Official title:
Remote Myocardial Ischemic Preconditioning in Humans
Ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been shown in animal studies to increase the myocardial tolerance to subsequent ischemia. Our primary hypothesis is that remote IP reduces myocardial ischemic injury during PCI.
Our primary hypothesis is that remote IP reduces myocardial ischemic injury during PCI. We
will also test the hypotheses that IP diminishes the inflammatory response to PCI, and that
higher baseline blood endothelial progenitor cell counts are predictive of a favorable
response to IP.
Aim 1: To evaluate whether remote ischemic preconditioning reduces the frequency of
myonecrosis (troponin T≥0.03 ng/ml following PCI).
Aim 2: To evaluate whether remote ischemic preconditioning reduces the inflammatory response
to PCI (post PCI hsCRP level).
Aim 3: To evaluate whether pre-procedure circulating endothelial progenitor cell counts
correlate with the effect of remote ischemic preconditioning on myonecrosis.
Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) frequently results in ischemic
myonecrosis. Ischemic preconditioning (IP) has been shown in animal studies to increase the
myocardial tolerance to subsequent ischemia. Our primary hypothesis is that remote IP reduces
myocardial ischemic injury during PCI.
Aims: The aims of the study are to assess in patients with coronary artery disease requiring
PCI, whether remote IP reduces: 1) the frequency of myonecrosis; and 2) the inflammatory
response to PCI; and 3) whether the effect of IP correlates with pre-procedure circulating
endothelial progenitor cell counts.
Methods: The study is a prospective, randomized trial to assess the efficacy of remote IP as
adjunctive non-pharmacological therapy for PCI in patients with stable or unstable angina.
Remote IP will be performed by 3 cycles of 3-minutes of arm ischemia alternating with 3-
minutes of reperfusion of the arm immediately before PCI. Myonecrosis and inflammation will
be detected by measuring serum troponin T and high sensitivity C-reactive protein,
respectively. Blood EPC counts will also be measured before the procedure.
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