P357 Remote ischemic post-conditioning may prevent cardiac remodeling within two years of STEMI by cardioprotective microRNA upregulation

Background Remote ischemic post-conditioning attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients with STEMI. However, its biochemical mechanisms, including micro-RNA expression, and effects on cardiac remodeling have not been defined. Methods We examined 80 patients with STEMI and 20 healthy controls. All patients had been evaluated by cardiac echocardiography. The conditioning protocol utilised a single ischemic stimulus by brachial cuff inflation...