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Tissue factor and coagulation factor VII levels during acute myocardial infarction: association with genotype and adverse events.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 2006
Campo Gianluca, Valgimigli Marco, Ferraresi Paolo, Malagutti Patrizia, Baroni Marcello, Arcozzi Chiara, Gemmati Donato, Percoco Gianfranco, Parrinello Giovanni, Ferrari Roberto, Bernardi Francesco
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated in patients with ongoing myocardial infarction (MI) whether coagulation factor VII (FVII) and tissue factor (TF) levels are affected at admission by genetic components and whether they may predict subsequent cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS: 256 patients admitted for MI were evaluated for FVII and TF antigen levels before any treatment at entry, and were genotyped for FVII and...
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