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Molecular mechanisms of myocardial infarction.
Current problems in cardiology - 1 Jul 2005
Jefferson Brian K, Topol Eric J
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Despite an increased knowledge of risk factors for atherosclerotic heart disease, it remains nearly endemic in Western society. Despite the high penetrance, only a fraction of those with the disease progress to develop a frank myocardial infarction (MI). Over the past decade, it has become clear that inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of MI. Inflammatory arterial disease therefore may be a...
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