Why the study?
Does the duration of global ischemia affect myocardial functional recovery and creatine kinase release in isolated Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts?
Population
Isolated mouse hearts perfused in the Langendorff mode with pyruvate-containing Krebs-Hensleit (KH) buffer
Comparison
Global ischemia for 5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45 or 60… vs Continuous perfusion (non-ischemic hearts)
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
45 min of reperfusion
Authors
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Supports model validation for ischemia/reperfusion studies in isolated hearts; leaves open translation to in vivo or clinical settings.
Does the duration of global ischemia affect myocardial functional recovery and creatine kinase release in isolated Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts?
The Langendorff-perfused isolated mouse heart model demonstrates an ischemia length-dependent impairment in functional recovery and increase in myocardial injury, validating its use for ischemia/reperfusion studies.
Wang et al. (2001) studied this question.