Table 3.

Infarcted area of the ligation groups.

Group	Infarct size (%)	p-value
I	35.0±5.7	<0.01a
II	56.5±2.5	<0.01b
III	44.3±2.9
IV	0±0

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

^aDifferences among Groups I, II, and III,

^bDifferences between Groups II and III