Circulating TNFα levels in older men and women do not show independent prospective relations with MI or stroke

BACKGROUND: Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in atherosclerotic plaque formation. We investigated whether circulating TNFα is prospectively associated with myocardial infarction (MI) or stroke in the older general population, independently of established...

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Autores principales: Jefferis, Barbara J., Whincup, Peter H., Welsh, Paul, Wannamethee, S. Goya, Rumley, Ann, Lennon, Lucy T., Thomson, Andrew G., Carson, Claire, Ebrahim, Shah, Lowe, Gordon D.O.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19135670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19135670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.12.001

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