Parameters C I+SAL I+VEGF DI+SAL DI+VEGF             MI area by Echocardiogram           Initial (%) ---- 40±3 39±2 41±3 40±1 Final (%) ---- 41±3 31±3#† 32±2#† 8±1#‡•             MI area by MGPS           Final (%) ---- 46±5 34±2† 35±1† 12±2‡•             Lung Wet/Dry Weight Ratio 1.7±0.1 5.1±0.1* 4.0±0.1*† 6.0±0.5*† 3.3±0.2*‡• Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. MGPS – millimeter graph paper stamps. # p<0.05 vs. initial evaluation; * p<0.05 vs. C; † p<0.05 vs. I+SAL; ‡ p<0.05 vs. DI+SAL; • p<0.05 vs. I+VEGF; (n=8 for each group).

Table 1: Myocardial infarction area determinations and lung wet/dry weight ratio in control (C), myocardial infarction + saline (I+SAL), myocardial infarction + VEGF (I+VEGF), diabetes + myocardial infarction + saline (DI+SAL), and diabetes + myocardial infarction + VEGF (DI+VEGF) groups.