Serum VEGF: Diagnostic Value of Acute Coronary Syndrome from Stable Angina Pectoris and Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Disease

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Prognostic value of serum VEGF in CAD patients. (a) Kaplan-Meier curves of distinct VEGF levels in predicting cardiovascular outcomes. VEGF levels below 645.57 pg/mL indicated a poor clinical prognosis. The value indicates the difference between low VEGF levels and elevated VEGF levels. (b) VEGF and risk of cardiovascular adverse events. The forest plot of hazard ratios for cardiovascular adverse events in CAD patients. The X-axis indicated the hazard ratio and 95% confidence intervals. VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; CAD: coronary artery disease; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.

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