Fig. 4From: Keeping the heart empty and beating: an alternative technique to preserve hypertrophied hearts during valvular surgeryMyocardial apoptosis was detected by TUNEL staining. A The apoptotic cells were indicated by TUNEL-positive nuclei (red staining). B Quantification of the number of TUNEL positive nuclei per mm2 area. Data are reported as mean ± S.D. for three independent experiments (***, P < 0.001; unpaired Student’s t test). Abbreviations: NHSP, normothermic hyperkalemic simultaneous blood perfusion; NNSP, normothermic normokalemic simultaneous blood perfusionBack to article page