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SUBMITTER: Li JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175165 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jing Wei JW Chen Yun Dai YD Chen Wei Ren WR Jing Jing J Liu Jie J Yang Yong Qiang YQ
Scientific reports 20161221
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) is an important regulator of incretins and inflammation, and it is involved in the pathophysiological process of myocardial infarction (MI). This study investigated the role of plasma DPP4 activity (DPP4a) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We recruited 747 consecutive PCI-treated STEMI patients from a tertiary referral center from January 2014 to October 2015. The outcomes ...[more]