1. Depressed Function in Remote Myocardium After Myocardial Infarction: Influence of Orotic Acid 
Andrew D Cochrane, Shobhna Pathik, Joseph J Smolich, Robert A.J Conyers, Franklin L Rosenfeldt 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 62, Issue 6, Pages (December 1996)
DOI: /S (96)00673-X

2. Fig. 1
The experimental protocol. (LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; MI = myocardial infarct.)
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3. Fig. 2
Cross-sectional view of the left ventricle (LV) at mid-papillary level. (A) Area of infarction on the anatomic section. (B) Computer-derived output of the end-diastolic and end-systolic contours, and the 36 radiants used to measure function. The radiants used for the infarct, remote zone, and border zone are indicated. (C) Graphic representation of the radial shortening. (LV = left ventricle.)
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4. Fig. 3
Fractional radial shortening in the infarct, border zone, and remote zones before infarction (Pre-MI) and on day 1 and day 3 after infarction. There was no difference between the control and treated groups. Significantly different from before infarction: *p <0.05; **p <0.01; ***p < (OA = orotic acid.)
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5. Fig. 4
Effect of β-blockade on fractional radial shortening in the infarct, border zone, and remote myocardium for the control animals (n = 12), before infarction (Pre-MI) and on day 3 after infarction. Significant difference from pre-β-blockade value: *p <0.05; **p <0.01; ***p <0.001.
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6. Fig. 5
Fractional radial shortening in the infarct, border zone, and remote myocardium in 6 dogs (3 treated and 3 untreated) studied for 9 days after infarction.
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7. Fig. 6
Left ventricular stroke work indexed for body weight (LVSWI), plotted against left atrial pressure for the orotic acid-treated (MI + OA, n = 8), untreated (MI, n = 8), and noninfarcted (Normal, n = 6) groups with β-blockade. Maximum stroke work in infarcted groups is significantly less than in noninfarcted dogs (p <0.001). There was no difference between treated and control groups (p = 0.25).
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