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Decreased pre-surgical CD34(+)/CD144(+ )cell number in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to coronary artery disease-free valvular patients
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease has been linked to endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) depletion and functional impairment in atherosclerosis and aortic stenosis. EPCs may play a pivotal role in vascular grafting. However, the EPC depletion in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients has not...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3268732/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22214418 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-7-2 |