Serum Metalloproteinase 9 Levels in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Novel Marker of Inflammation - Concepedia

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Serum Metalloproteinase 9 Levels in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Novel Marker of Inflammation

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2003

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Patrizia Ferroni, Stefania Basili, Francesca Martini, Cristiano M. Cardarello, Fabrizio Ceci, Manuela Di Franco, Giuliano Bertazzoni, Pier Paolo Gazzaniga, Cesare Alessandri

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Abstract

These findings suggest that measurement of serum MMP-9 levels may represent a novel marker of inflammation in patients with known coronary artery disease and might provide an index of plaque activity in this clinical setting.