Figure 1 (Left) Troponin I at baseline and 1, 3 and 6 h after cardiopulmonary bypass in the control (▪) and remote ischaemic preconditioning groups (rIPC) (▴). *p = 0.03. Dotted line denotes end of bypass and data point after baseline denotes release of aortic cross clamp. (Right) Area under the curve (AUC) analysis of troponin release showing control (black bar) and rIPC groups (open bar). p Value by unpaired t test.