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SUBMITTER: Li JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5461628 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Jing-Wei JW Chen Yun-Dai YD Chen Wei-Ren WR You Qi Q Li Bo B Zhou Hao H Zhang Ying Y Han Tian-Wen TW
Cardiovascular diabetology 20170606 1
<h4>Background</h4>Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) regulates blood glucose levels and inflammation, and it is also implicated in the pathophysiological process of myocardial infarction (MI). Plasma DPP4 activity (DPP4a) may provide prognostic information regarding outcomes for ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Blood samples were obtained from 625 consecutively admitted, percutaneous coronary intervention-treated STEMI patients with a mean age of 57 years old. DPP4a was quant ...[more]