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. 2019 Feb 11;14(2):e0212096. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212096

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
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.