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Contribution of the type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor 4G/5G gene polymorphism to impaired fibrinolysis in vital exhaustion.
Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology - 1 Nov 2003
von Känel Roland, Maly Friedrich E, Frey Karl, Fischer Joachim E
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BACKGROUND: Inappropriate coping with chronic stress may result in a state of "vital exhaustion" that has been associated with coronary artery disease. Impaired fibrinolysis due to an increase in type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) might mediate this link. Genetic and environmental fac...
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