Table 3. Frequency of the different patterns of Purkinje-cardiomyocyte junctions in all the experimental groups.
Type of PMJ | Control | Acute non-reperfused infarction | Acute reperfused infarction | Subacute reperfused infarction | Chronic reperfused infarction |
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CCB (%, CI) | 57.8 (42.2, 72.3) | 46.2 (30.1, 62.8) | 42.9 (21.8, 66) | 49 (34.4, 63.7) | 87.5 (47.3, 99.7) |
CCP (%, CI) | 35.6 (21.9, 51.2) | 35.9 (21.2, 52.8) | 33.3 (14.6, 57) | 28.6 (16.6, 43.3) | 12.5 (3, 52.7) |
CTC (%, CI) | 6.7 (1.4, 18.3) | 17.9 (7.5, 33.5) | 23.8 (8.2, 47.2) | 22.4 (11.8, 36.6) | 0 (0, 31.2) |
p = 0.238 (Pearson's chi-squared test with Monte-Carlo simulated p-value (based on 2000 replicates)). CCB, contact through the cell body; CCP, contact through cell prolongations; CI, confidence interval; CTC, contact through transitional cells.