Influence of cardiac nerve status on cardiovascular regulation and cardioprotection

Figure 2 Myocardial infarct size (% anatomic area at risk: AAR) is shown for different study groups subject to ischemia-reperfusion injury. Data are means ± 1SD; ^bP ≤ 0.01 vs respective control (CTR), HEXA (hexmethonium; 20 mg/kg, IV), or DCN (acute cardiac decentralized) group; ^dP ≤ 0.01 vs CTR groups. Group differences determined by ANOVA. PC: Ischemic preconditioning; rPC: Remote preconditioning. Data reported in earlier studies from our laboratory[76,137].