Growth Factor-Induced Mobilization of Cardiac Progenitor Cells Reduces the Risk of Arrhythmias, in a Rat Model of Chronic Myocardial Infarction
Figure 3
Epicardial multiple-lead recording.
Strength-duration (S-D) curves (A) computed in representative rat hearts belonging to MI+V and MI+GF groups, before (solid line) and after (dotted line) GF/V injection. The bar graphs illustrate the mean values±SE of: (B) rheobase and chronaxie, (C) conduction velocity along (CV-l) and across (CV-t) epicardial fiber direction, and (D) effective refractory period (ERP), in MI+V and MI+GF groups. * p<0.001 vs. MI+V.