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Genetic risk for restenosis after coronary stenting.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Oct 2007
Oguri Mitsutoshi, Kato Kimihiko, Hibino Takeshi, Yokoi Kiyoshi, Segawa Tomonori, Matsuo Hitoshi, Watanabe Sachiro, Nozawa Yoshinori, Murohara Toyoaki, Yamada Yoshiji
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to identify gene polymorphisms that confer susceptibility to restenosis after bare-metal stenting of coronary arteries, and thereby to predict the genetic risk for this condition. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population comprised 461 unrelated Japanese individuals (350 men, 111 women) who underwent stent implantation, including 107 subjects who developed in-stent...
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