Fig. 4

General inflammatory markers pre- and post-cardiac surgery. A Correlation between tH324h and CRP at 24 h (A) and 7 days (B). Cluster analysis of patients grouped the individuals at 24 h into clusters #1, 2, and 3 (C). At long term follow-up only two clusters were seen, one with persistent inflammation containing patients (D). Levels of IL-6 (red), CRP (yellow), and tH3 (black line) are indicated