Research Article
Sustained High Level of Serum VEGF at Convalescent Stage Contributes to the Renal Recovery after HTNV Infection in Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome
Table 2
Characteristics of the HFRS patients at different stages of the disease.
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aThe clinical parameters were statistically analyzed with the records on the same day that we had obtained and detected the VEGF from the serum samples. The data were presented as mean (95% confidence interval). bThe severity range of proteinuria of the patients at different stages of HFRS. cVEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor. The mean level of serum VEGF was statistically analyzed at each stage without considering the different severity of the disease. *The serum VEGF level at diuretic stage of the patients was higher than that at other stages, P < 0.05. **The serum VEGF level of the patients 8 months after discharge was significant lower than that at any stage of the hospitalization, P < 0.01. |