CXCL4 Plasma Levels Are Not Associated with the Extent of Coronary Artery Disease or with Coronary Plaque Morphology.

BACKGROUND:CXCL4 is a platelet chemokine released at micromolar concentrations upon platelet activation. CXCL4 has been shown to promote atherogenesis by various mechanisms. However, data on CXCL4 plasma levels in patients with coronary artery disease are largely inconclusive. Computed coronary arte...

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Main Authors: Christian Erbel, Grigorios Korosoglou, Pearlyn Ler, Mohammadreza Akhavanpoor, Gabriele Domschke, Fabian Linden, Andreas O Doesch, Sebastian J Buss, Evangelos Giannitsis, Hugo A Katus, Christian A Gleissner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4629911?pdf=render