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Possible role of circulating endothelial cells in patients after acute myocardial infarction.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Aug 2018
Rakic Marijana, Persic Viktor, Kehler Tatjana, Bastiancic Ana Lanca, Rosovic Ivan, Laskarin Gordana, Sotosek Tokmadzic Vlatka
Abstract excerpt
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) occurs as a result of insufficient myocardial perfusion leading to cell necrosis. This is most commonly due to the obstruction of the coronary artery by ruptured atherosclerotic plaque and thrombosis. Damaged ischemic and necrotic myocardial cells release pro-inflammatory substances in tissue and plasma, leading to a systemic inflammatory response. Profound systemic inflammatory...
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