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Platelet RNA modules point to coronary calcification in asymptomatic women with former preeclampsia.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2019
Hartman Robin J G, Korporaal Suzanne J A, Mokry Michal, de Jager Saskia C A, Meeuwsen John A L, van der Laan Sander W, Lansu Nico R, Zoet Gerbrand A, Pasterkamp Gerard, Urbanus Rolf T, Hoefer Imo E, Franx Arie, Velthuis Birgitta K, van Rijn Bas B, den Ruijter Hester M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease. As platelets are affected by preeclampsia, we set out to identify whether platelets carry information in their transcriptome on cardiovascular risk in women with former preeclampsia. METHODS: Platelets were isolated from asymptomatic women with previous preeclampsia, who underwent...
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