1. Circulating big endothelin-1: An active role in pulmonary thromboendarterectomy? 
Frank Langer, MD, Michael Bauer, MD, Dietmar Tscholl, MD, Rene Schramm, MD, Takashi Kunihara, MD, Henning Lausberg, MD, Thomas Georg, MD, Heinrike Wilkens, MD, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 130, Issue 5, Pages (November 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Big ET-1 levels during the perioperative course. Preop, Preoperative; postop, postoperative; ARCH, aortic arch replacement.
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3. Figure 2
A, Correlation between preoperative (preop) big ET-1 and preoperative MPAP. B, Correlation between preoperative big ET-1 and MPAP 24 hours after surgery (postop).
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4. Figure 3
Receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC, area under the curve) of preoperative big ET-1 level to predict postoperative MPAP.
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5. Figure 4
Correlation between peak big ET-1 and maximal vasopressor dosage.
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