Table I.
Vital signs of the rats in each group during the experimental protocol.
| A, Heart rate of the rats in each group during the experimental protocol
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| Group | Baseline, min−1 | Ischemia for 45 min, min−1 | Reperfusion for 3 min, min−1 | Reperfusion for 4 h, min−1 |
| Anesthetic preconditioning | 215±14 | 225±19 | 227±25 | 218±24 |
| Ischemic preconditioning | 252±65 | 274±41 | 284±45 | 259±31 |
| Ischemia | 209±16 | 222±20 | 207±9 | 238±31 |
| Sham | 219±9 | 211±10 | 214±9 | 205±9 |
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| B, Mean atrial pressure of the rats in each group during the experimental protocol
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| Group | Baseline, min−1 | Ischemia for 45 min, min−1 | Reperfusion for 3 min, min−1 | Reperfusion for 4 h, min−1 |
| Anesthetic preconditioning | 86±18 | 87±24 | 81±14 | 96±26 |
| Ischemic preconditioning | 100±18 | 104±17 | 105±12 | 93±15 |
| Ischemia | 103±20 | 91±16 | 100±26 | 81±17 |
| Sham | 94±14 | 88±11 | 87±10 | 75±9 |