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SUBMITTER: Wada H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6404168 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wada Hiromichi H Suzuki Masahiro M Matsuda Morihiro M Ajiro Yoichi Y Shinozaki Tsuyoshi T Sakagami Satoru S Yonezawa Kazuya K Shimizu Masatoshi M Funada Junichi J Takenaka Takashi T Morita Yukiko Y Nakamura Toshihiro T Fujimoto Kazuteru K Matsubara Hiromi H Kato Toru T Unoki Takashi T Takagi Daisuke D Ura Shuichi S Wada Kyohma K Iguchi Moritake M Masunaga Nobutoyo N Ishii Mitsuru M Yamakage Hajime H Shimatsu Akira A Kotani Kazuhiko K Satoh-Asahara Noriko N Abe Mitsuru M Akao Masaharu M Hasegawa Koji K
Journal of the American Heart Association 20181101 21
Background The lymphatic system has been suggested to play an important role in cholesterol metabolism and cardiovascular disease. However, the relationships of vascular endothelial growth factor-C ( VEGF -C), a central player in lymphangiogenesis, with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease are unknown. Methods and Results We performed a multicenter, prospective cohort study of 2418 patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease ...[more]