Research Article

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.
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(a) Flow mediated vasodilation
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(b) Plasma levels of Nitrites and Nitrates
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(c) Intima-media thickness