1. Reduced Cytokines Release and Myocardial Damage in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients Due to L-Arginine Cardioplegia Supplementation 
Luisa Colagrande, MD, PhD, Francesco Formica, MD, Fabiano Porta, MD, Antonello Martino, MD, Fabio Sangalli, MD, Leonello Avalli, MD, Giovanni Paolini, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 81, Issue 4, Pages (April 2006)
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2. Fig 1
Wedge pressure levels in the two groups (p = 0.023) at different time points. (Data are expressed as mean ± SE.) (Group A = triangles; group b = squares; Pre = preoperative; Post = postoperative; ICU = intensive care unit.)
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3. Fig 2
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in the two groups before aortic clamping (time 0), at aortic clamping removal (time 1), and 15 minutes after (time 2; p = 0.025). (Data are expressed as mean ± SE.) (Group A = triangles; group b = squares.)
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4. Fig 3
Troponin T levels in the two groups preoperatively (Preop.), and at 2, 18, and 42 hours (h). (Data are expressed as mean ± SE). (Group A = triangles; group b = squares.)
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