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Figure 1 (A) Peripheral blood plasma cytokine levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Placental growth factor (PlGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were significantly higher than control in blood samples from AMI patients. Bars represent means ± SE. (B) Placental growth factor levels in plasma samples taken from the coronary artery ostium (CAos) and coronary sinus (CS) before and just after percutaneous coronary intervention. Before recanalization (RC) of an infarct-related artery, plasma PlGF levels were similarly low in the CAos and CS. After RC, PlGF levels were significantly increased in both the CAos and CS, as compared to before RC, and levels in the CS were significantly higher than in the CAos. Closed circles and bars represent means ± SE.
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