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Figure 5 DT in Leaflets With Intense Versus Low Expression of Inflammatory Indexes

Mean temperature difference (DT) in leaflets with intense versus leaflets with low expression of CD3 (A), TNF- (B), IL-6 (C), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) (D). The bottom of the boxes represents the first quartile; the top of the boxes represents the third quartile, and the line in the box represents the median value. Abbreviations as in Figures 2, 3, and 4.