Table 4

Metabolite changes in arterial and venous sera after angioplasty

MetaboliteArterial changeVenous change
P valuesP values
2HB10 (1 to 16)<0.015 (−1 to 11)<0.01
3HB56 (1 to 124)<0.0117 (−2 to 60)0.03
Acetate25 (9 to 44)<0.013 (−11 to 27)0.19
AcAc55 (18 to 167)<0.0123 (−2 to 78)0.03
Acetone25 (16 to 74)<0.0117 (−8 to 38)0.14
Ala−10 (−19 to −6)<0.01−4 (−9 to 1)0.01
Gln6 (2 to 11)<0.014 (2 to 8)<0.01
Lactate−29 (−42 to −14)<0.01−21 (−37 to −11)<0.01
O-Acetylcarnitine18 (10 to 42)0.0119 (2 to 31)0.02
Phe−6(−9 to 0)<0.01−4 (−8 to 3)0.04
Tyr−5(−8 to 1)0.01−4 (−6 to 0)0.01
  • Change values denote median percentage change; values in parentheses represent IQR.

  • AcAc, acetoacetate; 2HB, 2-hydroxybutyrate; 3HB, 3-hydroxybutyrate; Ala, alanine; Gln, glutamine; Phe, phenylalanine; Tyr, tyrosine.