Evaluation of NPP1 as a Novel Biomarker of Coronary Artery Disease: A Pilot Study in Human Beings

• Main Authors: Amir Hooshang Mohammadpour (Author), Saeed Nazemi (Author), Fatemeh Mashhadi (Author), Atefeh Rezapour (Author), Mohammad Afshar (Author), Sepideh Afzalnia (Author), Afsaneh Mohammadi (Author), Hamid Reza Mashreghi Moghadam (Author), Maryam Moradian (Author), Seyed Mohammad Hasan Moallem (Author), Saeed Falahaty (Author), Azadeh Zayerzadeh (Author), Sepideh Elyasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is utilized as an important tool for global risk assessment of cardiovascular events in individuals with intermediate risk. Ecto phosphodiesterase/nucleotide phosphohydrolase-1(ENPP1) converts extracellular nucleotides into inorganic pyrophosphate and it...