Circulating monocyte subsets and cardio - vascular risk factors in coronary artery disease

Mihail Hristov; Thorsten Leyendecker; Christoph Schuhmann; Philipp von Hundels-hausen; Nicole Heussen; Eva Kehmeier; Florian Krötz; Hae-Young Sohn; Volker Klauss; Christian Weber

doi:10.1160/TH10-01-0069

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2010; 104(02): 412-414
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-01-0069

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Circulating monocyte subsets and cardio - vascular risk factors in coronary artery disease

Mihail Hristov

¹Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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Thorsten Leyendecker^*

²Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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Christoph Schuhmann

⁴Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

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Philipp von Hundels-hausen

¹Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

²Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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Nicole Heussen

³Institute for Medical Statistics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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Eva Kehmeier^*

²Department of Cardiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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Florian Krötz

⁴Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

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Hae-Young Sohn

⁴Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

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Volker Klauss

⁴Department of Cardiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany

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Christian Weber

¹Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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