Effect of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Perioperative Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis of 16 Randomized Trials

Table 1

Summarized patients’ baseline characteristics of included randomized trials.

Study	Age	Male; (%)	DM; (%)	HT; (%)	Dyslipidemia; (%)	Previous MI; (%)	Baseline LVEF; (%)	Baseline renal function	ACEI; (%)	β-Blockers; (%)	Statins; (%)	Multivessel disease; (%)	Type C lesion; (%)
Ahmed et al.	54	86.6	51.7	63.8	66.4	NA	NA	NA	55	81	72.5	25	15
Carrasco-Chinchilla et al.	65	68.1	42.1	75.6	62.2	NA	58.3	77.2	67.4	82.9	67.5	58.3	NA
Deftereos et al.	68	64	36	65	59	NA	56	75	68	17	36	55.1	NA
Er et al.	73	71	64	91	75	41	59.6	60	NA	82	NA	NA	NA
Ghaemian et al.	61	47.5	36.3	48.8	73.8	8.8	NA	NA	55	81.3	76.3	45	77
Hoole et al.	62	78.2	21.8	51.5	NA	55.4	50.2	NA	74	79.2	95	17	36
Iliodromitis et al.	62	55	34.1	NA	80.5	NA	55	NA	56.1	70.7	61	NA	NA
Lavi et al.	63.7	72.9	32.5	70	67	43	NA	Normal	NA	NA	NA	18.8	NA
Lavi II	64.3	74.2	29.5	70	65	42		Normal	NA	NA	NA	21.7	NA
Liu et al.	58	54.5	36	62.5	NA	NA	61.5	68.33	90.5	81	95.5	54	40.19
Luo et al.	60	76.1	27.8	65.9	NA	21.5	64	100	57	83	NA	28	NA
Melo et al.	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Prasad et al.	66	83.2	27.4	77.9	73.7	28.4	56	Normal	38	73	67.4	17	43
Singh et al.	68.9	48	100	85.3	48	7 (6.9)	59.3	47.66	55.9	32.4	80.4	29.4	NA
Xu	69	68	100	63.5	NA	23	63.7	Normal	NA	82.4	100	NA	100
Zografos et al.	61	88	19	82	71.5	20	56.4	88.4	NA	82	96	NA	NA