Fig. 4. Relationship between myocardial infarct size and transmural collateral blood flow in dogs without evidence of cardioprotection ( open squares , control [CON]; open triangles , sevoflurane with memory [SEV+MEM]; open circles , 2-min period of ischemic preconditioning [IPC]) and in dogs in which sevoflurane reduced the threshold of IPC (IPC+SEV+MEM; closed circles ). The combination of IPC and sevoflurane with memory significantly ( P < 0.05) shifted the regression line ( dashed ) downward (indicating cardioprotection) in comparison to the unprotected groups ( solid line ).