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Leukocyte telomere length and left ventricular function after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: data from the glycometabolic intervention as adjunct to primary coronary intervention in ST elevation myocardial infarction (GIPS-III) trial.
Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society - 1 Oct 2015
Haver Vincent G, Hartman Minke H T, Mateo Leach Irene, Lipsic Erik, Lexis Chris P, van Veldhuisen Dirk J, van Gilst Wiek H, van der Horst Iwan C, van der Harst Pim
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BACKGROUND: Telomere length has been associated with coronary artery disease and heart failure. We studied whether leukocyte telomere length is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS: Leukocyte telomere lengt...
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