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NAD(P)H oxidase polymorphism (C242T) and high HDL cholesterol associate with recurrent coronary events in postinfarction patients.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jan 2008
Corsetti James P, Ryan Dan, Moss Arthur J, Zareba Wojciech, Sparks Charles E
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We recently identified a subgroup of postinfarction patients at high-risk for recurrent coronary events defined by inflammation (high C-reactive protein) (CRP) and hypercholesterolemia. Within this subgroup, only elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) from a set of metabolic, inflammatory and thrombogenic blood markers was associated with additional risk. To investigate the role of oxidative stress...
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