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The acute impact of high-dose lipid-lowering treatment on endothelial progenitor cells in patients with coronary artery disease—The REMEDY-EPC early substudy
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a role in vascular repair, while circulating endothelial cells (CECs) are biomarkers of vascular damage and regeneration. Statins may promote EPC/CEC mobilization in the peripheral blood. We evaluated whether pre-procedural exposure t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5386268/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28394933 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172800 |