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Heme oxygenase-1 genotype is a vascular anti-inflammatory factor following balloon angioplasty.
Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists - 1 Aug 2002
Schillinger Martin, Exner Markus, Mlekusch Wolfgang, Ahmadi Ramazanali, Rumpold Helmut, Mannhalter Christine, Wagner Oswald, Minar Erich
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PURPOSE: To investigate the association of the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) genotype, which has potent anti-inflammatory capability, and the inflammatory response induced by balloon angioplasty. METHODS: Three hundred seventeen patients (188 men; median age 70 years, range 57-77) undergoing femoropopliteal balloon angioplasty (n=150) or stenting (n=61) were evaluated for upregulation of the HO-1 genotype; 106 patients...
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