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Angiopoietin-like protein 4 significantly predicts future cardiovascular events in coronary patients.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2014
Muendlein Axel, Saely Christoph H, Leiherer Andreas, Fraunberger Peter, Kinz Elena, Rein Philipp, Vonbank Alexander, Zanolin Daniela, Malin Cornelia, Drexel Heinz
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BACKGROUND: Angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) has been associated with cardiometabolic disorders including dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis in animal studies; in humans, however, its impact on metabolic traits and cardiovascular risk remains unclear. METHODS: We examined the association of plasma ANGPTL4 levels with the metabolic syndrome (harmonized consensus definition), with angiographically determined...
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