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Schöneburg C, Seyram Amevor B, Bauer T, Boateng I, Nsia-Tawia B, Öztürk N, Pop MA, Müller J. Immediate Increase in the Root Mean Square of Successive Differences after Three Bouts of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2024; 11:193. [PMID: 39057615 PMCID: PMC11277232 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11070193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) is an intervention involving the application of brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion to distant tissues to activate protective pathways in the heart. There is evidence suggesting the involvement of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in RIPC-induced cardioprotection. This study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of RIPC on the ANS using a randomized controlled trial. (2) Methods: From March 2018 to November 2018, we conducted a single-blinded randomized controlled study involving 51 healthy volunteers (29 female, 24.9 [23.8, 26.4] years). Participants were placed in a supine position and heart rate variability was measured over 260 consecutive beats before they were randomized into either the intervention or the SHAM group. The intervention group underwent an RIPC protocol (3 cycles of 5 min of 200 mmHg ischemia followed by 5 min reperfusion) at the upper thigh. The SHAM group followed the same protocol but on the right upper arm, with just 40 mmHg of pressure inflation, resulting in no ischemic stimulus. Heart rate variability measures were reassessed afterward. (3) Results: The intervention group showed a significant increase in RMSSD, the possible marker of the parasympathetic nervous system (IG: 14.5 [5.4, 27.5] ms vs. CG: 7.0 [-4.3, 23.1 ms], p = 0.027), as well as a significant improvement in Alpha 1 levels compared to the control group (IG: -0.1 [-0.2, 0.1] vs. CG: 0.0 [-0.1, 0.2], p = 0.001). (4) Conclusions: Our results hint that RIPC increases the RMSSD and Alpha 1 parameters showing possible immediate parasympathetic modulations. RIPC could be favorable in promoting cardioprotective or/and cardiovascular effects by ameliorating ANS modulations.
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- Institute of Preventive Pediatrics, Technical University Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany
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Guo Q, Zhao Z, Yang F, Zhang Z, Rao X, Cui J, Shi Q, Liu K, Zhao K, Tang H, Peng L, Ma C, Pu J, Li M. Chronic remote ischemic conditioning treatment in patients with chronic stable angina (EARLY-MYO-CSA): a randomized, controlled proof-of-concept trial. BMC Med 2023; 21:324. [PMID: 37626410 PMCID: PMC10463998 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-03041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic remote ischemic conditioning (CRIC) has been shown to improve myocardial ischemia in experimental animal studies; however, its effectiveness in patients with chronic stable angina (CSA) has not been investigated. We conducted a proof-of-concept study to investigate the efficacy and safety of a six-month CRIC treatment in patients with CSA. METHODS The EARLY-MYO-CSA trial was a prospective, randomized, controlled trial evaluating the CRIC treatment in patients with CSA with persistent angina pectoris despite receiving ≥ 3-month guideline-recommended optimal medical therapy. The CRIC and control groups received CRIC (at 200 mmHg) or sham CRIC (at 60 mmHg) intervention for 6 months, respectively. The primary endpoint was the 6-month change of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) on single-photon emission computed tomography. The secondary endpoints were changes in rest and stress myocardial blood flow (MBF), angina severity according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) classification, the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), and a 6-min walk test (6-MWT). RESULTS Among 220 randomized CSA patients, 208 (105 in the CRIC group, and 103 in the control group) completed the treatment and endpoint assessments. The mean change in MFR was significantly greater in the CRIC group than in the control group (0.27 ± 0.38 vs. - 0.04 ± 0.25; P < 0.001). MFR increased from 1.33 ± 0.48 at baseline to 1.61 ± 0.53 (P < 0.001) in the CRIC group; however, a similar increase was not seen in the control group (1.35 ± 0.45 at baseline and 1.31 ± 0.44 at follow-up, P = 0.757). CRIC treatment, when compared with controls, demonstrated improvements in angina symptoms assessed by CCS classification (60.0% vs. 14.6%, P < 0.001), all SAQ dimensions scores (P < 0.001), and 6-MWT distances (440 [400-523] vs. 420 [330-475] m, P = 0.016). The incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events was similar between the groups. CONCLUSIONS CSA patients benefit from 6-month CRIC treatment with improvements in MFR, angina symptoms, and exercise performance. This treatment is well-tolerated and can be recommended for symptom relief in this clinical population. TRIAL REGISTRATION [chictr.org.cn], identifier [ChiCTR2000038649].
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- Quan Guo
- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Medicine Department of Xizang, Minzu University, Xianyang, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Department of Coronary Heart Disease of Central China Fuwai Hospital, Henan Key Laboratory for Coronary Heart Disease, Central China Fuwai of Zhengzhou University, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Fuwai Road, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.
- Medicine Department of Xizang, Minzu University, Xianyang, Shanxi, China.
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Jang MH, Kim DH, Han JH, Kim J, Kim JH. A Single Bout of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Suppresses Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Asian Obese Young Men. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3915. [PMID: 36900926 PMCID: PMC10002219 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) has been shown to minimize subsequent ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), whereas obesity has been suggested to attenuate the efficacy of RIPC in animal models. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a single bout of RIPC on the vascular and autonomic response after IRI in young obese men. A total of 16 healthy young men (8 obese and 8 normal weight) underwent two experimental trials: RIPC (three cycles of 5 min ischemia at 180 mmHg + 5 min reperfusion on the left thigh) and SHAM (the same RIPC cycles at resting diastolic pressure) following IRI (20 min ischemia at 180 mmHg + 20 min reperfusion on the right thigh). Heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure (SBP/DBP), and cutaneous blood flow (CBF) were measured between baseline, post-RIPC/SHAM, and post-IRI. The results showed that RIPC significantly improved the LF/HF ratio (p = 0.027), SBP (p = 0.047), MAP (p = 0.049), CBF (p = 0.001), cutaneous vascular conductance (p = 0.003), vascular resistance (p = 0.001), and sympathetic reactivity (SBP: p = 0.039; MAP: p = 0.084) after IRI. However, obesity neither exaggerated the degree of IRI nor attenuated the conditioning effects on the measured outcomes. In conclusion, a single bout of RIPC is an effective means of suppressing subsequent IRI and obesity, at least in Asian young adult men, does not significantly attenuate the efficacy of RIPC.
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- Min-Hyeok Jang
- Department of Physical Education, General Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, General Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, General Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Kinesiology, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si 17104, Republic of Korea
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Koch SE, Martin E, Verma A, Adjei S, Rubinstein J. Tefillin use induces preconditioning associated changes in heart rate variability. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280216. [PMID: 36652449 PMCID: PMC9847972 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Short bouts of occlusion of blood flow can induce a preconditioning response that reduces subsequent damage from longer periods of ischemia. It has been shown that ischemic preconditioning (IPC) can be elicited remotely (RIPC) through limitation of blood flow and as recently described via only pain sensation. Non-obstructive banding (NOB) through the donning of tefillin (a box with sacred texts attached to a leather strap that is traditionally bound to the non-dominant arm of Jewish adults during morning prayers) has been shown to elicit an RIPC response at least partially through pain sensation. This study evaluated the effects of NOB on heart rate variability (HRV) dependent factors that are known to be affected by various RIPC stimuli. We recruited 30 healthy subjects and subjected them to NOB versus control and found various HRV markers associated with RIPC to be changed in the NOB group. This finding provides further evidence that tefillin, likely through NOB induced RIPC changes, may still be a viable clinical pathway to prevent and decrease the morbidity associated with ischemic events.
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- Sheryl E. Koch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Health & Disease, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Ischemic Preconditioning with High and Low Pressure Enhances Maximum Strength and Modulates Heart Rate Variability. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137655. [PMID: 35805313 PMCID: PMC9265721 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The application of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) to resistance exercise has attracted some attention, owing to increases in muscle performance. However, there is still no consensus on the optimal occlusion pressure for this procedure. This study compared the acute effects of IPC with high and low pressure of occlusion on upper and lower limb maximal strength and heart rate variability in recreationally trained individuals. Methods: Sixteen recreationally trained men (25.3 ± 1.7 years; 78.4 ± 6.2 kg; 176.9 ± 5.4 cm; 25.1 ± 1.5 m2 kg−1) were thoroughly familiarized with one repetition maximum (1 RM) testing in the following exercises: bench press (BP), front latissimus pull-down (FLPD), and shoulder press (SP) for upper limbs, and leg press 45º (LP45), hack machine (HM), and Smith Squat (SS) for lower limbs. The 1 RM exercises were then randomly performed on three separate days: after a high pressure (220 mmHg, IPChigh) and a low pressure (20 mmHg, IPClow) IPC protocol and after no intervention (control, CON). Heart rate variability was also measured at rest, during and after the entire IPC protocol, and after the exercises. Results: Maximal strength was significantly (p < 0.05) higher in both IPChigh and IPClow compared with CON in all upper- and lower-limb exercises. There was no difference between the two experimental conditions. No significant differences were found in the comparison across the different experimental conditions for LFnu, HFnu, LF/HF ratio, and RMSSDms. Conclusions: IPC performed with both high and low pressures influenced heart rate variability, which may partly explain the maximal strength enhancement.
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Lang JA, Kim J. Remote ischaemic preconditioning - translating cardiovascular benefits to humans. J Physiol 2022; 600:3053-3067. [PMID: 35596644 PMCID: PMC9327506 DOI: 10.1113/jp282568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC), induced by intermittent periods of limb ischaemia and reperfusion, confers cardiac and vascular protection from subsequent ischaemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Early animal studies reliably demonstrate that RIPC attenuated infarct size and preserved cardiac tissue. However, translating these adaptations to clinical practice in humans has been challenging. Large clinical studies have found inconsistent results with respect to RIPC eliciting IR injury protection or improving clinical outcomes. Follow‐up studies have implicated several factors that potentially affect the efficacy of RIPC in humans such as age, fitness, frequency, disease state and interactions with medications. Thus, realizing the clinical potential for RIPC may require a human experimental model where confounding factors are more effectively controlled and underlying mechanisms can be further elucidated. In this review, we highlight recent experimental findings in the peripheral circulation that have added valuable insight on the mechanisms and clinical benefit of RIPC in humans. Central to this discussion is the critical role of timing (i.e. immediate vs. delayed effects following a single bout of RIPC) and the frequency of RIPC. Limited evidence in humans has demonstrated that repeated bouts of RIPC over several days uniquely improves vascular function beyond that observed with a single bout alone. Since changes in resistance vessel and microvascular function often precede symptoms and diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, repeated bouts of RIPC may be promising as a preclinical intervention to prevent or delay cardiovascular disease progression.
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- James A Lang
- Department of Kinesiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA, USA
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