Effectiveness of Ranolazine to Prevent Myocardial Injury During Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Background: Ranolazine is a novel antianginal drug that reduces intracellular accumulation of calcium ion in ischemic myocardium. A pilot randomized study (n=70) has shown that pretreatment with ranolazine 1000mg twice daily for 7days significantly reduced periprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) in elective Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Our objective was to detect whether similar effect could be obtained by ranolazine pretreatment through an interventional study