Table 2 Infarct area and area at risk 24 h after permanent ligation of the LAD

From: Beneficial effects of selective HDL-raising gene transfer on survival, cardiac remodelling and cardiac function after myocardial infarction in mice

 

Control MI n=6

AdA-I MI n=5

Total area at risk (% of left ventricular wall area)

49.0±2.2

54.1±3.9

Infarct area (% of left ventricular wall area)

48.4±2.2

53.0±3.7

Non-infarcted area at risk (% of left ventricular wall area)

0.600±0.200

1.09±0.37

Infarct area (% of total area at risk)

98.8±0.5

98.1±0.6

  1. Abbreviations: LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; MI, myocardial infarction.
  2. Data are expressed as means±s.e.m.
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