Table 1.
Clinical Data in Controls and Two Subgroups of COPD (Cor Pulmonale and No Cor Pulmonale) (Mean±SD).
Table 2.
Echocardiographic Data in Controls and Two Subgroups of COPD (Cor Pulmonale and No Cor Pulmonale) (Mean±SD).
Fig 1.
Fig 1(A) and (B). Comparison of myostatin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels among the three groups. Circles represent control group, diamonds represent the group without cor pulmonale, and triangles represents the group with cor pulmonale. (A) Significantly higher myostatin levels in group without cor pulmonale, and much higher levels in the group with cor pulmonale, when compared with controls. (B) Significant higher BNP levels in the group without cor pulmonale, and much higher levels in the group with cor pulmonale, when compared with controls.
Table 3.
Correlation Coefficients of Plasma Myostatin and BNP levels with Echocardiographic Parameters in COPD Patients.
Fig 2.
Relationship between plasma myostatin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels: a significant correlation was observed between them in patients with COPD.