Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a group of disorders sharing atherosclerosis as a common pathological basis, primarily affecting the heart, brain, kidneys, and other peripheral arteries, leading to clinical syndromes characterized mainly by arterial ischemia. It has become the group of diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Patients with very high-risk ASCVD face an even greater risk of recurrence. Previous studies have discovered that remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has protective effects on major organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys. Given the cardiorenal and cerebrovascular protective effects of RIC, the invesitgators believe that long-term remote ischemic conditioning is a promising approach to preventing the recurrence of ASCVD events. Based on this hypothesis, the investigators have designed a prospective, multicenter cohort study with blinded outcome assessment to investigate the protective effects of long-term remote ischemic conditioning in very high-risk ASCVD populations.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,800
5 cycles of cuff inflation for 5 minutes and deflation for 5 minutes to the bilateral upper limbs to 200 mmHg
Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command
Shenyang, China
RECRUITINGIncidence of Composite Endpoint Events
including cardiovascular events, stroke, vascular death, and deterioration of renal function.
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants with no-fatal cardiovascular events
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants with no-fatal stroke
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants with no-fatal deterioration of renal function
Time frame: 1 year
Change of renal function
renal function was meausred by serum urea nitrogen and creatinine
Time frame: 1 year
Change of blood pressure
Time frame: 1 year
Changes in serological indicators such as blood glucose, blood lipids, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Changes in the following serological indicators will be assessed and reported as separate outcome measures: Blood glucose (in mmol/L or mg/dL) Blood lipids \[specify component, e.g., LDL-C, in mmol/L or mg/dL\] Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) (in %)
Time frame: 1 year
Number of participants with new onset diabetes
Time frame: 1 year
Occurence of vascular death
Time frame: 1 year
Barthel Index (BI) scores
BI ranges from 0-100, higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Time frame: 1 year
Death due to all causes
Time frame: 1 year
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