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Coagulation factor VII and inflammatory markers in patients with coronary heart disease.
Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis - 1 Jul 2007
Ekström Mattias, Silveira Angela, Bennermo Marie, Eriksson Per, Tornvall Per
Abstract excerpt
To further elucidate the connection between inflammation and factor VII (FVII) taking genetic variation in the FVII locus into account, we have examined 387 patients after myocardial infarction and 387 age-matched and sex-matched healthy control individuals. Circulating levels of C-reactive protein, FVII antigen (FVIIag), activated FVII (FVIIa), fibrinogen and interleukin-6 were analysed and all subjects were...
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