Remote Ischemic Conditioning in the Acute Treatment of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
BackgroundRemote ischemic conditioning (RIC), a low-cost, non-invasive therapy involving brief cycles of limb ischemia and reperfusion, may be a neuroprotective adjuvant or alternative to reperfusion therapies in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and may also have therapeutic effects in hemorrhagic stroke (HS). This systemat...