Fig.1From: Electroacupuncture pretreatment mediates sympathetic nerves to alleviate myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury via CRH neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamusEffects of EA pretreatment on cardiac function in MIRI rats. A ECG recordings of the EA group. B The statistical analysis of ST deviations in each group of rats. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. ***p < 0.001, n = 6 rats/group. C The statistical analysis of LF/HF ratio in each group of rats. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. ***p < 0.001, *p < 0.05, n = 6 rats/group. D Comparison of frequency domain analysis in each group of rats. E Comparison of left ventricular echocardiography in each group of rats. F The statistical analysis of LVEF, LVFS, LVIDs, and IVSs values in each group of rats. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. ***p < 0.001, n = 6 rats/groupBack to article page