Article
Prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 levels in children and adolescents with an inherited predisposition to coronary heart disease: a family study.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Sept 1994
Akimova E V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to trace the possible mechanisms of premature atherosclerosis in its early stages and to expand our knowledge of the genetic structure of an inherited predisposition to coronary heart disease (CHD) by monitoring of TXA2 and PGI2 levels in the children of fathers who have suffered a premature myocardial infarction. METHODS: Prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) levels...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Coronary Disease
- Epoprostenol
- Family
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors
