Research Article

Effects of Cyclosporine on Reperfusion Injury in Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

ReferenceYear Cyclosporine methodCyclosporine dosageParticipantsNumber of subjectsAge Study design

Chiari et al. [21]2014Intravenous bolus2.5 mg/kgPatients accepting elective aortic valve surgery3067 ± 11Prospective, monocentric, randomized, controlled, single-blind
Ghaffari et al. [13]2013Intravenous bolus2.5 mg/kgPatients with acute anterior STEMI receiving TLT5064.0 ± 11.2Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded
Hausenloy et al. [22]2014Intravenous bolus2.5 mg/kgPatients undergoing elective CABG surgery [1]4065.8 ± 10.7Randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded
Mewton et al. [20]2010Intravenous bolus2.5 mg/kgPatients with AMI accepting PCI1560 ± 10Prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, single-blind
Piot et al. [12]2008Intravenous bolus2.5 mg/kgPatients with [2] AMI accepting PCI3058 ± 2Prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled, single-blind

STEMI: ST-elevation myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; TLT: thrombolytic treatment.