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Values are mean ± SD. BNP, brain natriuretic peptide (a); CRP, C-reaction protein (b); TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α (c); IL-6, interleukin-6 (d); IL-1β, interleukin-1β (e); TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β (f); MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (g). *p < 0.05.
