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Abnormal blood rheology and chronic low grade inflammation: possible risk factors for accelerated atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease in Lewis negative subjects.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Mar 2015
Alexy Tamas, Pais Eszter, Wenby Rosalinda B, Mack Wendy J, Hodis Howard N, Kono Naoko, Wang Jun, Baskurt Oguz K, Fisher Timothy C, Meiselman Herbert J
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OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that abnormal hemorheology and chronic low-grade inflammation are more prevalent in Lewis negative individuals, possibly contributing to premature atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: We enrolled 223 healthy subjects (154 females, mean age: 64yrs). Conventional risk factors, markers of inflammation and hemorheological profiles were measured; Lewis blood group was determined by...
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