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. 2013 Nov 20;67(1):27–37. doi: 10.1007/s10616-013-9655-2

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

The procedure of establishment of rabbit MI model: a Median sternotomy incision thoracotomy was used to expose the heart. b LAD was fully exposed. c A silk ligature was looped under the LAD coronary artery ≈5 mm from its origin. Distal blood vessels were thinning, angioplerosis was not obvious and left ventricular wall displayed pale characteristics of MI