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NOS3 Gene rs1799983 and rs2070744 Polymorphisms in Patients with Unstable Angina.
Journal of vascular research - 1 Jan 2020
Pawlik Andrzej, Błaszczyk Halina, Rać Monika, Maciejewska-Skrendo Agnieszka, Safranow Krzysztof, Dziedziejko Violetta
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Acute coronary syndrome occurs when the heart muscle does not receive adequate oxygen and nutrients in a timely manner. Acute coronary syndromes are primarily due to atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, i.e., coronary heart disease. Nitric oxide (NO) is synthesised from L-arginine in endothelial cells by the constitutive calcium-calmodulin-dependent enzyme, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), which mediates...
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