An intense and short-lasting burst of neutrophil activation differentiates early acute myocardial infarction from systemic inflammatory syndromes.

An intense and short-lasting burst of neutrophil activation differentiates early acute myocardial infarction from systemic inflammatory syndromes.

BACKGROUND: Neutrophils are involved in thrombus formation. We investigated whether specific features of neutrophil activation characterize patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) compared to stable angina and to systemic inflammatory diseases. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The myeloperoxidase (MPO) co...

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Main Authors: Norma Maugeri, Patrizia Rovere-Querini, Virgilio Evangelista, Cosmo Godino, Monica Demetrio, Mattia Baldini, Filippo Figini, Giovanni Coppi, Massimo Slavich, Marina Camera, Antonio Bartorelli, Giancarlo Marenzi, Lara Campana, Elena Baldissera, Maria Grazia Sabbadini, Domenico Cianflone, Elena Tremoli, Armando D'Angelo, Angelo A Manfredi, Attilio Maseri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382567?pdf=render

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