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. 2012 Aug 20;7(8):e38738. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038738

Figure 1. Assessment of cardiac performance in the regional ischemia/reperfusion injury model.

Figure 1

We evaluated cardiac function by ultrasound cardiography at 1 and 2 weeks after the procedure in controls and the activated protein C (APC) group (n = 10/group). The parameters were percent ejection fraction (EF), percent fractional shortening (FS), left ventricular end diastolic area (LVEDA) and left ventricular end systolic area (LVESA). Significant differences were observed between the two groups at 2 weeks after the procedure. Open circle indicate APC group and closed circle indicate controls. (*P<0.05; APC group versus controls, **P<0.01; APC group versus controls).