Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion model of rat heart is improved by using a self-made retractor, polyvinyl chloride tube, and a unique knotting method. Electrocardiogram, triphenyltetrazolium chloride and histological staining, and percent survival analysis results showed that the improved model group has higher success and survival rates than the already existing model group.
Tong, H., Fan, M., Sun, T., Zhang, H., Han, J., Wang, M., Chen, J., Sun, W., Chen, X., Wu, M. Improved Rodent Model of Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury. J. Vis. Exp. (181), e63510, doi:10.3791/63510 (2022).