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Coronary collateralization shows sex and racial-ethnic differences in obstructive artery disease patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Liu Zhi, Pericak-Vance Margaret A, Goldschmidt-Clermont Pascal, Seo David, Wang Liyong, Rundek Tatjana, Beecham Gary W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronary collateral circulation protects cardiac tissues from myocardial infarction damage and decreases sudden cardiac death. So far, it is unclear how coronary collateralization varies by race-ethnicity groups and by sex. METHODS: We assessed 868 patients with obstructive CAD. Patients were assessed for collateral grades based on Rentrop grading system, as well as other covariates. DNA samples were...
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