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Table 4 Baseline and postinterventional concentrations of vasoconstrictors, tissue factor, and TNFα

From: Coronary aspirate TNFα reflects saphenous vein bypass graft restenosis risk in diabetic patients

 

With DM

Without DM

 

Coronary arterial plasma

Coronary aspirate plasma

Coronary arterial plasma

Coronary aspirate plasma

catecholamines, n = 12 / 12

    

  epinephrine [nmol/L]

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

  norepinephrine [nmol/L]

3.2 ± 0.8

3.7 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.9

4.1 ± 1.3

endothelin [pmol/L], n = 15 / 16

1.4 ± 0.6

1.3 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.6

1.7 ± 0.6

serotonin [μmol/L], n = 15 / 16

0.5 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.4

0.4 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.5

thromboxane B 2 [pmol/L], n = 15 / 16

46 ± 7

95 ± 9

51 ± 8

82 ± 13

tissue factor [pmol/L], n = 15 / 16

8.6 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.6

9.6 ± 1.0

8.8 ± 0.8

TNFα [pmol/L], n = 15 / 16

1.1 ± 0.3

2.2 ± 0.7*, †

0.5 ± 0.2

1.1 ± 0.2

  1. Data are mean±SEM. Comparison by 2-way repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni’s correction; *P<0.05 with vs. without DM, P<0.05 coronary arterial plasma vs. coronary aspirate plasma. DM = diabetes mellitus; TNFα = tumor necrosis factor α.