 Methods: The study is a prospective, randomized trial to assess the efficacy of remote IP as adjunctive non-pharmacological therapy for PCI in patients with stable or unstable angina. Remote IP will be performed by 3 cycles of 3-minutes of arm ischemia alternating with 3- minutes of reperfusion of the arm immediately before PCI. Myonecrosis and inflammation will be detected by measuring serum troponin T and high sensitivity C-reactive protein, respectively. Blood EPC counts will also be measured before the procedure. 