PLASMA DESMOSINE, AN ELASTIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT, PREDICTS OUTCOMES IN AT RISK POPULATIONS

Authors :: James D. Chalmers
David Newby
Matt Bown
Zaid Iskandar
Ify R. Mordi
Anna Maria Choy
Jeffrey T.-J. Huang
Chim C. Lang
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:1805
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2019.
Abstract: Recent evidence suggest that elastin fragmentation plays a key role in plaque destabilization and rupture. Plasma desmosine is an elastin specific degradation product. We have reviewed the predictive value of plasma desmosine for outcome in a cohort of patient with cardiovascular disease and in 2

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
biology
business.industry
Elastin degradation
Predictive value
Desmosine
chemistry.chemical_compound
Endocrinology
chemistry
Internal medicine
biology.protein
Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Elastin

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