Fig. 3

Left Side: Representative end-diastolic CMR images of the left ventricle 3 weeks after myocardial infarction. The long axis view, clearly visualizes the consequences of myocardial infarction: severe dilatation, wall thinning in the infarct area and transition from an elliptical to a more spherical shape of the LV. Right side: No statistically significant differences regarding end-diastolic volume and end-systolic volume could be measured between both experimental groups. (MIC: n = 13; MI: n = 9)