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Table 2 Angiographic evaluation

From: In vivo MRI and ex vivo histological assessment of the cardioprotection induced by ischemic preconditioning, postconditioning and remote conditioning in a closed-chest porcine model of reperfused acute myocardial infarction: importance of microvasculature

 

APPROACH score

(% of LV)

TIMI score

Myocardial blush grade

TIMI myocardial perfusion grade

Isch

19.2 ± 2.2

2.4 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

IPreC

18.6 ± 2.4

2.2 ± 0.3

2.4 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

IPostC

24.2 ± 2.2

1.8 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.4

RIC

19.7 ± 2.5

2.3 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

  1. n = 8–12/group
  2. Isch ischemia only, IPreC ischemic preconditioning, IPostC ischemic postconditioning, RIC remote ischemic conditioning, LV left ventricle
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Journal of Translational Medicine

ISSN: 1479-5876

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