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. 2015 May 12;172(14):3472–3483. doi: 10.1111/bph.13154

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Duration of reperfusion-induced VT and/or VF is associated with decreased infarct size: a meta-analysis. Flow chart of the meta-analysis (A) indicates that reperfusion-induced tachyarrhythmias and infarct size data from our previous studies on isolated rat hearts subjected to 30 min regional ischaemia and 120 min reperfusion were analysed in three separate ways considering the duration of either VT, VF or both in the first 10 min of reperfusion. The results of the meta-analysis show infarct size normalized to area at risk (B) and area at risk (C) in the presence of shorter (<60 s) or longer (>60 s) total durations of VT, VF or VT + VF respectively. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 versus corresponding <60 s groups, unpaired t-test.