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In patients with de novo atherosclerotic lesions of the CFA, the perioperative morbidity and mortality rate was significantly lower among patients who underwent endovascular therapy by stenting compared with surgery, whereas clinical, morphological, and hemodynamic outcomes were comparable at mid-term. (Traitement des Lésions Athéromateuses de l'Artère Fémorale Commune par Technique Endovasculaire Versus Chirurgie Ouverte [Endovascular Versus Open Repair of the Common Femoral Artery] [TECCO]; NCT01353651).

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Ischemic preconditioning counteracted ischemia-induced impairments of mitochondrial complexes I and II. These data support that ischemic preconditioning might be an interesting approach to reduce muscular injuries in the setting of ischemic vascular diseases.