FIG. 3.

Average change trajectory of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels post-LAD occlusion. Average change trajectory with 95% confidence bands for serum VEGF levels following coronary occlusion and the onset of spontaneous, ischemic VF. VEGF levels were natural log transformed to better normalize its distribution for analysis. Values were statistically higher than control values by 5 min postocclusion (P = 0.006). The average onset of VF was at the 30 min time point postcoronary occlusion. The rate of rise at this point was statistically slower when compared with the prearrest slope.