Fig. 3. Serum APE1/Ref-1 and other cardiovascular biomarkers. A-B. Serum APE1/Ref-1 is positively correlated with N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and troponin I (r=0.217, p<0.01 for NT-proBNP and r=0.222, p<0.01 for troponin I). C. The high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) does not show any significant correlation with APE1/Ref-1. D. Ejection fraction (EF), which is measured by Simpson's method on transthoracic echocardiography, has a negative correlation (r=-0.221, p<0.01). APE1/Ref-1: apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor 1.
