Table 4.

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) rate, mortality rate and calculated mean infarct size in previous porcine models

	Occlusion site	Method used	VF rate (%)	Mortality rate (%)	Mean infarct size (%)	Reference
Open-chest models
	LADp	Surgical ligation	—	>70	—	26
	LADm	Surgical ligation	34.6	11.5	≈15.8	1
	LADm	Surgical ligation	33	19.4	—	2
Closed-chest models
	LADp	Balloon inflation	90	66.7	18.3	23
	LADm	Balloon inflation	18.4	16.3	13	23
	LADm	Embolization coils	—	13.6	14.8	3
	LADm	Balloon inflation	59.1	31.8	21.5	10
	LCXd	Balloon inflation	76.2	52.4	—	17
	LCXd	Tungsten spirals	50	27.8	—	16