Research Article

Apoptosis and Mobilization of Lymphocytes to Cardiac Tissue Is Associated with Myocardial Infarction in a Reperfused Porcine Model and Infarct Size in Post-PCI Patients

Figure 1

Flowchart of the study group. This flowchart illustrates the STEMI patients and controls and the different blood samples that were obtained. In total, 116 STEMI patients were selected after exclusion criteria: 18 STEMI patients were selected for serial blood extractions at different time points and 98 STEMI patients were selected for 24 h post-PCI blood extraction and CMR during 1st week and after 6 months. STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; CMR: cardiac magnetic resonance.