From: Angiogenic biomarkers in children with congenital heart disease: possible implications
Biomarkers | VEGF (pg/ml) | PD-ECGF (U/ml) | Leptin (ng/ml) | |||
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Patients groups | mean ± SD | Range | mean ± SD | Range | mean ± SD | Range |
Cyanotic (n = 30) (I) | 410.83 ± 102.79 | 195-600 | 31 ± 8.22 | 15-50 | 41.96 ± 11.05 | 20-60 |
Acyanotic (n = 30) (II) | 308.66 ± 85.74 a†| 180-450 | 21.16 ± 6.7 a†| 12-35 | 32.93 ± 9.53 a†| 15-48 |
Controls (n = 25) (III) | 141.4 ± 55.38 a* b* | 65-250 | 14.96 ± 4.37 a†b‡ | 9-23 | 8.88 ± 2.03 a* b* | 5-12.5 |