C-Reactive Protein and High-Sensitive Cardiac Troponins Correlate with Oxidative Stress in Valvular Heart Disease Patients

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ROS and antioxidant activity levels. (a) The level of ROS is significantly high in aortic, mitral, and combined disease condition. (b) The activity of SOD is significantly low in all the three respective disease conditions. (c) The activity of CAT is significantly low in all the disease conditions of aortic, mitral, and combined disease condition of aortic with mitral valves. (d) The activity of POD is significantly low in all the disease groups of aortic and mitral valve. (e) The level of APX is significantly low in all the pathological conditions of aortic and mitral valve. (f) The level of TBARs is significantly high in all the respective disease groups of the aortic and mitral valve.

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