Plasma atherogenic markers in congestive heart failure and posttransplant (heart) patients
Glen E. Cooke, MDa,
Gregory M. Eaton, MDa,
Gretchen Whitby, RNa,
Ruth Ann Kennedy, RNa,
Philip F. Binkley, MD, FACCa,
Melvin L. Moeschberger, PhDa and
Carl V. Leier, MD, FACCa
a Division of Cardiology and The Heart and Lung Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Figure 1 Severity of cardiac vasculopathy relative to time after cardiac transplantation. < = median.
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Figure 2 Lipid studies of the three patient groups and CAV subgroups. Open diamond = normal controls; closed square = control-ischemic; open square = control-dilated; open circle = non-CAV; closed circle = severe CAV; dotted line = normal value for laboratory; X = mild CAV; < = median. CAV = cardiac allograft vasculopathy; CHF = congestive heart failure; HDL = high-density lipoprotein.
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Figure 3 Plasma homocysteine levels and potential atherogenic peptides and proteins for the three patient groups and CAV subgroups. Open diamond = normal controls; closed square = control-ischemic; open square = control-dilated; open circle = non-CAV; closed circle = severe CAV; dotted line = normal value for laboratory; X = mild CAV; < = median. CAV = cardiac allograft vasculopathy; CHF = congestive heart failure.
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