Table 3. Comparison of biomarker levels from peripheral and coronary sinus samples in low and high BNP groups.

	Peripheral Serum Samples (n = 41)			Coronary Sinus Serum Samples (n = 41)
	Low BNP (n = 14)n = 14	High BNP (n = 27)n = 27	P	Low BNP (n = 14)n = 14	High BNP (n = 27)n = 27	P
BNP,pg/mL	10.4 (9.4,14.1)	58 (32,129)	<0.001	24 (9.8,42.3)	115 (59,403)	<0.001
PICP,ng/mL	272±43	267±4	0.74	331±107	297±10	0.39
PINP,mg/mL	27.5±14.3	35.3±12.9	0.266	27.5±7.8	32.4±12.8	0.179
CITP,µg/L	3.3±1.1	4.9±3.7	0.06	3.8±0.7	5.1±1.9	0.007
PIIINP,µg/mL	2.7±1.4	2.2±0.8	0.30	2.4±0.5	2.8±1.0	0.11
TNFα,pg/mL	4.0±2.0	3.7±1.1	0.63	3.2±0.5	3.7±1.1	0.03
IL-6,pg/mL	1.2±1.0	1.9±1.6	0.13	1.9±1.3	3.4±2.7	0.02
IL-8, pg/mL	6.7±2.7	6.5±3.2	0.86	5.7±1.7	6.4±3.6	0.46
hsCRP,mg/L	1.4±1.1	2.7±2.7	0.04	1.2±1.1	2.4±1.1	0.04

Data are presented mean ± standard deviation or as median and 25th and 75th percentiles in parenthesis. BNP = B-type natriuretic peptide; IL = interleukin; hsCRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein; TNFα = tumor necrosis factor-α; PICP = carboxy-terminal; PINP = amino-terminal; CITP = carboxy-terminal telopeptide of procollagen type I; PIIINP = amino-terminal propeptide of procollagen type III.