A Novel Closed-Chest Porcine Model of Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure Suitable for Experimental Research in Cardiovascular Disease
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((a) and (b)) Ventricular biopsies obtained using a standard clinical cardiac bioptome introduced through a 7-French sheath. (c) Evidence of the intraluminal platinum-nylon coil (Axium, Covidien, Mansfield, MA, USA) at 1 month followup (distal left anterior descending (LAD) represented by the star). (d) Evidence of the coronary lumen at 1 month highlighting the segment of the coronary vessel distal to the occluded segment (distal LAD represented by the star).
