Table 4.
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 |