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Figure 2 Relationship Between Severity and Etiology of CHF With Telomere Length
Median and interquartile range (box) of telomere length (A) of CHF patients according to the severity of the disease measured by New York Heart Association functional classification; telomere length is incrementally shortened with increased New York Heart Association functional class (p < 0.05 for trend). (B) Patients with CHF have decreased telomere length compared with healthy control patients (p < 0.001). The CHF patients with concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) have further decreased telomere length (p < 0.05). Abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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