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Figure 1 Consort diagram for the study patients. *Myocardial infarction (MI) indicates large, acute ST-segment elevation MI requiring either: 1) the presence of a new Q-wave on electrocardiogram and new post-reperfusion elevation of the MB isoform of creatine kinase (100 ng/ml anytime after removal of cross clamp, with a bordering value of 50% or more; or 70% ng/ml anytime after 12 h after removal of cross clamp with a bordering value of 50% or more; or 70 ng/ml anytime after 36 h after removal of cross clamp); or 2) the presence of autopsy evidence of infarction. CABG = coronary artery bypass graft; CPB = cardiopulmonary bypass.