Abdominal paracentesis drainage ameliorates myocardial injury in severe experimental pancreatitis rats through suppressing oxidative stress

Figure 2 Effects of abdominal paracentesis drainage on cardiac histopathology, tissue edema index and cardiac-related enzymes 24 h after severe acute pancreatitis induction. A: Representative micrographs of hematoxylin-eosin stained sections of rat heart tissue from different groups. The arrow shows disruptive myocardial fibers. Images were taken under 100 × and 200 × magnification; B: Histology severity score of the heart; C: Tissue edema index of the heart; D-F: The serum levels of Creatine Kinase Isoenzyme MB, Cardiac troponin-I and Lactic Dehydrogenase-L, respectively. Data indicate the mean ± standard deviation obtained from six animals in each group (C-E). ^aP < 0.05 vs sham group; ^cP < 0.05 vs severe acute pancreatitis group. SAP: Severe acute pancreatitis; APD: Abdominal paracentesis drainage.