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Prothrombotic genetic variants and atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral ischemia of arterial origin.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2009
Pruissen D M O, Kappelle L J, Rosendaal F R, Algra A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Prothrombotic genetic variants associated with arterial disease probably affect arterial thrombus formation but may also promote atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that specific prothrombotic variants lead to advanced atherosclerosis in patients with cerebral ischemia of arterial origin. METHODS AND RESULTS: We included 689 patients with nondisabling cerebral ischemia of arterial origin. Twenty-two...
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