Inflammation but Not Endothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Dyslipidemic Subjects
Figure 1
Box and whisker plots of carotid intima-media thickness, flow mediated dilation and plasma concentration of nitrites and nitrates in dyslipidemic subjects with (+CAD; ) or without (−CAD; ) symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). * versus −CAD. Dotted lines represent the median of the values obtained from healthy subjects in the same laboratory.