Table 2.

Cardiac parameters

	n	Baseline					10 min of Reperfusion		20 min of Reperfusion		30 min of Reperfusion
LVSP		LVEDP	LVDP	+dP/dt	−dP/dt	LVSP	LVEDP	LVSP	LVEDP	LVSP	LVEDP	LVDP	%Recovery of LVDP	%Recovery of +dP/dt	%Recovery of −dP/dt
AL
Without IPC	6	106±5	10.2±0.3	96±5	3,440±220	1,910±130	70±5	26.6±2.5	74±5	23.9±2.7	68±4	20.8±2.5	47±3	49±4	54±4	57±4
With IPC	4	105±5	10.1±0.3	95±5	3,420±280	1,890±150	70±5	28.5±2.7	70±5	25.8±2.8	67±4	23.3±2.7	44±4	46±5	51±5	55±5
CR
Without IPC	6	106±5	10.2±0.3	96±5	3,410±210	1,850±120	80±5	21.5±2.1	84±4*	14.9±2.0*	84±4*	11.3±1.4*	73±4*	76±5*	87±4*	82±4*
With IPC	4	105±3	10.4±0.1	95±3	3,390±270	1,880±160	88±4	15.4±1.8	91±3*	13.1±1.8*	90±2*	10.9±1.5*	79±2*	83±6*	91±4*	86±4*
With l-NAME
AL	4	107±3	10.0±0.1	97±3	3,410±280	1,850±150	71±5	29.8±2.5	70±4	23.9±2.3	66±4	21.5±2.5	44±3	47±5	51±4	54±5
CR	4	105±3	10.1±0.1	95±3	3,380±270	1,870±140	74±5	25.2±2.3	74±4†	20.1±2.4	71±4†	18.6±2.4†	52±6†	54±4†	60±4†	61±4†

Values are means ± SE; n = no. of animals/group. LVSP, left ventricular (LV) systolic pressure (in mmHg); LVEDP, LV end-diastolic pressure (in mmHg); LVDP, LV developed pressure (in mmHg); +dP/dt, peak positive LV dP/dt (in mmHg/s); −dP/dt, peak negative LV dP/dt (in mmHg/s).

^*P < 0.05 vs. the AL group;

^†P < 0.05 vs. the corresponding CR group.