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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Feb 8;148(5):2310–2315.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.023

Table 3.

Heart Weight Change After 12 Hour Preservation

Group Starting Heart Weight (g) Heart Weight after 12 Hour Preservation (g) Weight Gain (%)
Control 355±65 NA NA
Static 328±21 332±22 6.5±2
Antegrade 438±29 412±26 −4.8±5
Retrograde 368±41 431±51 17.6±4*
*

- p<.001 vs Antegrade, p=.005 vs Static