A Nonthoracotomy Myocardial Infarction Model in an Ovine Using Autologous Platelets

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="938047.fig.004a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2013/938047/figures/938047.fig.004a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>H&amp;E</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="938047.fig.004b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2013/938047/figures/938047.fig.004b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Masson’s trichrome</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="938047.fig.004c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/bmri/volume-2013/938047/figures/938047.fig.004c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Immunofluorescence</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Intravascular thrombus confirmation with mepacrine-labeled platelets. Representative intravascular thrombus secondary to mepacrine-labeled platelet embolization (magnification 63x). (a) H&amp;E showing inflammation and intravascular thrombus. (b) Masson’s trichrome showing early fibrosis and organization of immature collagen deposition. (c) Immunohistochemistry showing intravascular presence of mepacrine labeled platelets.</table>

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Figure 4: A Nonthoracotomy Myocardial Infarction Model in an Ovine Using Autologous Platelets 