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ALOX5AP variants are associated with in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Nov 2008
Shah Svati H, Hauser Elizabeth R, Crosslin David, Wang Liyong, Haynes Carol, Connelly Jessica, Nelson Sarah, Johnson Jessica, Gadson Shera, Nelson Charlotte L, Seo David, Gregory Simon, Kraus William E, Granger Christopher B, Goldschmidt-Clermont Pascal, Newby L Kristin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Use of drug-eluting stents (DES) has reduced in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); however, DES are associated with late stent thrombosis. There is no accurate way to predict in-stent restenosis, although risk factors for atherosclerosis overlap those for in-stent restenosis. Therefore, we evaluated atherosclerosis candidate genes for association with in-stent restenosis....
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