1. Reduction of cardiac enzyme release by ischaemic postconditioning (PostC), adjusted on the area at risk (AAR).
Reduction of cardiac enzyme release by ischaemic postconditioning (PostC), adjusted on the area at risk (AAR). Infarct size, assessed by the area under the curve of serum creatine kinase release was plotted versus abnormally contracting segments, a surrogate marker of the size of the area at risk. The line for the PostC group lies significantly below the line for the control group. In both groups, the infarct size correlates with the AAR.
Sophie Pichot et al. Open Heart 2015;2:e000175
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