Table 1 Summary of polymer injection mortality and ventricular size index

Kaolin (30–35 μl)

40

4 (10%)

2d

4/4

5d

5/5

0.125 ± 0.024

10d

4/4

14d

21/23

0.168 ± 0.018

Matrigel (d)

42

7 (17%)

2d

2/3

p = 0.520

5d

1/4

0.103 ± 0.020

10d

1/1

14d

3/27

0.057 ± 0.021

p < 0.001

p < 0.05

Onyx-18 (e)

29

13 (45%)

2d

1/3

p < 0.001

5d

0/3

10d

0/2

14d

0/8

-

p < 0.001

Onyx-34 (f)

37

10 (27%)

2d

2/6

p = 0.076

5d

3/5

0.113 ± 0.013

10d

0/9

14d

2/7

0.135 ± 0.016

p < 0.001

NBCA (25–35 μl)

23

17 (74%)

5d

1/1

p < 0.001

14d

3/5

0.026 ± 0.016

p = 0.091

p < 0.05

Tisseel (g)

19

11 (58%)

14d

0/8

-

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

Collagen type1 (30–40 μl)

12

0 (0%)

14d

0/12

-

p = 0.562

p < 0.001