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Myeloperoxidase gene variation and coronary flow reserve in young healthy men.
Journal of biomedical science - 1 Jan 2000
Mäkelä Riikka, Laaksonen Reijo, Janatuinen Tuula, Vesalainen Risto, Nuutila Pirjo, Jaakkola Olli, Knuuti Juhani, Lehtimäki Terho
Abstract excerpt
Chronic inflammation may lead to endothelial dysfunction, which manifests as an impaired coronary reactivity. Impairment in coronary flow reserve (CFR), preceding the clinical symptoms of coronary artery disease, can be measured noninvasively by positron emission tomography. Myeloperoxidase (MPO)...
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