Publications by authors named "Brian A Hemenway"
J Hum Hypertens
October 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how clustered cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors affect ischemic preconditioning (IPC) in protecting against microvascular damage during ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury.
- The research involves 22 adults, comparing healthy controls against those with elevated CVD risk, using a randomized design to examine how well IPC can mitigate damage from reduced blood flow.
- Results show that while IPC helps healthy individuals prevent I/R injury effects, those with clustered CVD risk factors experience a significant impairment in this protective response, indicating challenges in applying IPC in high-risk patients.
