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Association of VEGF gene polymorphisms with the development of heart failure in patients after myocardial infarction.
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2009
Douvaras Panagiotis, Antonatos Dionisios G, Kekou Kiriaki, Patsilinakos Sotirios, Chouliaras George, Christou Apostolos, Andrikou Anastasios, Kanavakis Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is upregulated in vivoin the ischemic human myocardium. Since several polymorphisms have been shown to influence VEGF expression, we evaluated the contribution of such polymorphisms to the clinical outcome of patients after an acute myocardial...
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