Myocardial area at risk and infarct size.

<p>Area at risk (A and B) expressed as % of left ventricle and infarct size (C and D) expressed as % of the area at risk following 30 min ischemia and 2 hrs reperfusion in rats included in protocol 1 (A and C) and in non-diabetic and diabetic rats included in protocol 2 (B and D). Values are means ± SEM; n = 6–10. **<i>P</i><0.01, ***<i>P</i><0.001 vs. CIR; ^###<i>P</i><0.001 vs. RIPerc and ^†††<i>P</i><0.001 vs. ND-CIR.