Figure 1From: Rapid short-duration hypothermia with cold saline and endovascular cooling before reperfusion reduces microvascular obstruction and myocardial infarct size Protocol for induction of hypothermia. In the pre-reperfusion group, hypothermia was started after 25 min of ischemia (15 min before reperfusion) and in the post-reperfusion group, hypothermia was started immediately after reperfusion. The normothermic group was maintained at 38.0°C.Back to article page