Fig. 3. Effect of 5 min of coronary occlusion on contractility (slope of the preload recruitable stroke work relation), peak lengthening rate (PLR), and regional chamber stiffness in remote nonischemic myocardium. Data are mean percentage changes from preocclusion values ± SD. (  Top ) Effect of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) occlusion on nonischemic myocardium located in the posterior wall, the short-axis plane of the base, and the long-axis plane of the base. *  P < 0.05  versus preocclusion value;†  P < 0.05  versus base (both short axis and long axis). (  Bottom ) Effect of left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) occlusion on nonischemic myocardium located at the apex and the base of the anterior wall. *  P < 0.05  versus preocclusion value;†  P < 0.05  versus base.