Elevation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and increased risk of recurrent coronary events after myocardial infarction.

PM, Ridker; N, Rifai; M, Pfeffer; F, Sacks; S, Lepage; E, Braunwald

doi:10.1161/01.cir.101.18.2149

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Elevation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and increased risk of recurrent coronary events after myocardial infarction.

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Ridker PM

Rifai N

Pfeffer M

Abstract

Background Levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) increase with acute ischemia. However, whether elevations of TNF-alpha in the stable phase after myocardial ischemia (MI) are associated with increased risk of recurrent coronary events is unknown.Methods and results A nested case-control ...

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