Fig. 1

Left ventricular recovery after I/R LV developed pressure (LVPdp) (a). Rate pressure product (RPP) (b). dP/dtmax as marker of LV contractility (c) and dP/dtmin as marker for LV relaxation (d). Data are shown as mean ± SEM of parameters at the end of I/R in % of the start of ischemia. Significances were calculated by ANOVA followed by post hoc Dunnet and defined as significant with *p < 0.05