Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation of Remote Ischemic Conditioning Combined With Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is induced by 4 cycles of 5 min of healthy upper limb ischemia followed by 5 min re-perfusion. Limb ischemia was induced by inflation of a blood pressure cuff to 200 mmHg. All patients underwent dynamic cerebral autoregulation on days 1-2 and 7-10 after onset, and intravenous blood was collected by a nurse and stored in the laboratory 0-6 hours after thrombolysis and 24 hours after thrombolysis.

Sham remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is induced by 4 cycles of 5 min of healthy upper limb ischemia followed by 5 min re-perfusion. Limb ischemia was induced by inflation of a blood pressure cuff to 60 mmHg. All patients underwent dynamic cerebral autoregulation on days 1-2 and 7-10 after onset, and intravenous blood was collected by a nurse and stored in the laboratory 0-6 hours after thrombolysis and 24 hours after thrombolysis.