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. 2020 Sep 4;319(5):H948–H964. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00318.2020

Table 4.

Postinfarction rupture rates in male C57Bl6 mice based on assessment through various strategies

Strategy Rupture Deaths (%) (mean) Rupture Deaths (%) median Rupture Deaths (%) (range) Number of Studies (n)
Gross pathology (any criteria) 77.9 81.8 26.1–100 31
RS 47.9 33.6 30–80 3
Hem 80.6 80.9 60.6–100 4
RS + Hem 77.7 75.0 56–100 10
Gross pathology (criteria not specified) 83.8 96.0 26.1–100 14
Histology 53 56.8 38.5–60 4

RS, rupture site, Hem, hemothorax.