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Figure 1 Prestudy (black columns) and one-year levels (white columns) of plasma markers for oxidative stress in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy conventionally treated (nontreated, n = 15) and treated with immunoglobulin adsorption (treated, n = 16). Prestudy level versus one-year level: ⁺p 0.05; ⁺⁺p 0.001; nontreated versus treated: ^#p 0.1. (A) Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS); (B) lipid peroxides (LPO); (C) anti-oxidized low-density lipoprotein-autoantibodies (anti-oxLDL-AB); (D) thiol groups; (E) vitamin E (Vit. E).