Table E1.

Mean plasma high-sensitivity troponin-T at each time point by treatment group

Time point	Plasma hs-troponin-T (μg/L), mean (SD, n)
	RIPC group	Control group
Baseline	0.02 (0.02, 59)	0.02 (0.02, 59)
3 h	5.31 (3.66, 59)	4.49 (2.56, 58)
6 h	3.60 (2.65, 59)	3.08 (1.68, 59)
12 h	2.62 (1.85, 59)	2.00 (1.02, 59)
24 h	2.24 (2.19, 58)	1.75 (1.23, 59)

Postoperative time points from first release of the aortic crossclamp. hs, High sensitivity; SD, standard deviation; RIPC, remote ischemic preconditioning.