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Increased intermediate CD14++CD16++ monocyte subset levels associate with restenosis after peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Oct 2016
Wildgruber Moritz, Czubba Maria, Aschenbrenner Teresa, Wendorff Heiko, Hapfelmeier Alexander, Glinzer Almut, Schiemann Matthias, Zimmermann Alexander, Eckstein Hans-Henning, Berger Hermann, Wohlgemuth Walter A, Meier Reinhard, Libby Peter, Zernecke Alma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We aimed at studying the association of three major human monocyte subsets after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in patients with femoropopliteal disease. METHODS: We prospectively studied 67 sequential patients (40 male, 27 female; mean age 71 ± 11 years) treated with femoropopliteal angioplasty. Multi-color flow cytometry characterized monocyte subsets from venous blood for...
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