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. 1987 Dec;206(6):798–803. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198712000-00019

Cardiac cryolesions as an experimental model of myocardial wound healing.

J A Jensen 1, J C Kosek 1, T K Hunt 1, W H Goodson 3rd 1, D C Miller 1
PMCID: PMC1493318  PMID: 3689016

Abstract

The standard coronary ligation model for experimental myocardial infarction results in variable areas and patterns of necrosis; therefore, the healing of such infarctions is also variable. The authors developed an experimental myocardial injury model using simple cryoinjury, which allows standardization of the size, depth, and location of the wound. Thirty-eight left ventricular cryolesions were created in 19 dogs, which were then killed from 3 to 35 days after injury. A consistent decrease in the depth of scar (p less than 0.005) and accumulation of collagen (p less than 0.0001) over time characterized this healing myocardial wound. Histologic examination revealed that the cellular pattern of healing myocardial cryolesions is similar to that of a healing myocardial infarction but with less variability. The authors advocate the use of cardiac cryolesions as a model of experimental myocardial wound healing.

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