Circulating Glutamate and Taurine Levels Are Associated with the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Table 2

Comparison of Glu, Tau, and hydroperoxide concentration in the AO.

	Paroxysmal AF	Control	value
Glutamic acid (nmol/mL)
Aorta	79.2 ± 23.9	60.5 ± 25.2	<0.001
Taurine (nmol/mL)
Aorta	78.78 ± 19.8	68.5 ± 20.8	<0.01
Hydroperoxide (Ucarr)
Aorta	387.2 ± 87.9	374.9 ± 91.5	NS

Values are given as mean ± SD and numbers (percentages). AF; atrial fibrillation.