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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The area under curve (AUC), as well as the postoperative cTnI serum levels, was significantly lower (P < 0. 05) in group 1 with a treatment delay < or = 6 h between reperfusion and symptom onset compared to group 2 at 36 h (47. 9 + / -11. 1 ng/ml vs 97. 7 + / -17. 2 ng/ml ; mean + / - SEM), and 48 h (33. 5 + / -5. 8 ng/ml vs 86. 5 + / -19. 2 ng/ml) after surgery, but remained unchanged between groups among patients with a treatment delay of more than 6-24 h. In-hospital adverse events and postoperative complications, ICU and hospital stay, as well as in-hospital mortality (14. 3 % vs 13. 8 % ; P = NS) were not different between groups 1 and 2.