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Figure 5 (A) Representative immunohistologic staining with an antibody against von Willebrand factor in nonischemic (left circumflex coronary artery [LCX]) (a, b, c, d) and ischemic (left anterior descending coronary artery [LAD]) (e, f, g, h) regions in different experimental groups. Capillary density (B) and capillary-to-myocyte ratio (C) of nonischemic (LCX) and ischemic (LAD) regions in different experimental groups. *p < 0.05 versus the control group. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.