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CXCR4 positive and angiogenic monocytes in myocardial infarction.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Feb 2013
Shantsila Eduard, Tapp Luke D, Wrigley Benjamin J, Montoro-García Silvia, Lip Gregory Y H
Abstract excerpt
Limited data are available on the role of monocytes in cardiac repair. In the present study, we evaluated the dynamic alterations of monocytes with reparative and angiogenic potential in patients with myocardial infarction(MI). Reparative CXCR4+ monocytes, and CD34+ and KDR+ monocytes with angiogenic potential derived from individual monocyte subsets were quantified by flow cytometry in patients with ST-elevation...
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