Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: The Effect of Remote Ischaemic Preconditioning and Glyceryl Trinitrate on Peri-operative Myocardial Injury in Cardiac Bypass Surgery Patients (ERIC-GTN Study)
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) reduces injury to the heart during heart-lung bypass surgery in combination with the newer technique of remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC).