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Increased C-reactive protein expression exacerbates left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling after myocardial infarction.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Dec 2010
Takahashi Toshiyuki, Anzai Toshihisa, Kaneko Hidehiro, Mano Yoshinori, Anzai Atsushi, Nagai Toshiyuki, Kohno Takashi, Maekawa Yuichiro, Yoshikawa Tsutomu, Fukuda Keiichi, Ogawa Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported serum C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation after acute myocardial infarction (MI) to be associated with adverse outcomes including cardiac rupture, left ventricular (LV) remodeling, and cardiac death. Experimental studies have indicated that CRP per se has various biological actions including proinflammatory and proapoptotic effects, suggesting a pathogenic role of CRP in the post-MI...
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