Association of soluble endothelial protein C receptor plasma levels and <it>PROCR</it> rs867186 with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease patients: The Athero <it>Gene</it> Study

• Main Authors: Kallel Choumous (Author), Cohen William (Author), Saut Noémie (Author), Blankenberg Stefan (Author), Schnabel Renate (Author), Rupprecht Hans J (Author), Bickel Christoph (Author), Munzel Thomas (Author), Tregouet David-Alexandre (Author), Morange Pierre-Emmanuel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Blood coagulation is an essential determinant of coronary artery disease (CAD). Soluble Endothelial Protein C Receptor (sEPCR) may be a biomarker of a hypercoagulable state. We prospectively investigated the relationship between plas...