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The 4G/5G promotor polymorphism of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene and late lumen loss after coronary stent placement in smoking and nonsmoking patients.
Clinical cardiology - 1 Sept 2001
Ortlepp J R, Hoffmann R, Killian A, Lauscher J, Merkelbach-Brese S, Hanrath P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Instent restenosis remains a significant clinical problem. Identification of patients at risk for instent restenosis may allow selection of individualized appropriate therapeutic approaches. Genetic polymorphisms have been suggested to be associated with the risk of instent restenosis. Smoking is known to influence hemostatic parameters. HYPOTHESIS: This study investigated the influence of the 4G/5G...
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