Body Mass Index (BMI) and Its Influence on the Cardiovascular and Operative Risk Profile in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients: Impact of Inflammation and Leptin

Figure 1

Flow chart of the time point of determination and documentation for each parameter/data ([0/1] = [No/yes]; 3-NT = 3-nitrotyrosine (rel. IOD, % of control normalized to loading control); AHT = arterial hypertension; BMI = body mass index; CRP=C-reactive protein; d = days; DSWI = deep sternal wound infection; ECC = extracorporeal circulation; h = hours; ICU = intensive care unit; IDDM = insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus II; IL-6 = interleukin 6; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction).