Association of Big Endothelin-1 with Coronary Artery Calcification.

The coronary artery calcification (CAC) is clinically considered as one of the important predictors of atherosclerosis. Several studies have confirmed that endothelin-1(ET-1) plays an important role in the process of atherosclerosis formation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether big ET-...

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Main Authors: Ping Qing, Xiao-Lin Li, Yan Zhang, Yi-Lin Li, Rui-Xia Xu, Yuan-Lin Guo, Sha Li, Na-Qiong Wu, Jian-Jun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4643989?pdf=render