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Elevated plasma angiotensin converting enzyme 2 activity is an independent predictor of major adverse cardiac events in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease

BACKGROUND: Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is an endogenous regulator of the renin angiotensin system. Increased circulating ACE2 predicts adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), but it is unknown if elevated plasma ACE2 activity predicts major adverse cardiovascular events (MA...

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Autores principales: Ramchand, Jay, Patel, Sheila K., Srivastava, Piyush M., Farouque, Omar, Burrell, Louise M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5999069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29897923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198144