Plasma Concentrations and Genetic Variation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Prognosis of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

2003751 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Stefan Blankenberg · McMaster University

Hans J. Rupprecht · McMaster University

Odette Poirier · McMaster University

Christoph Bickel · McMaster University

Marek Śmieja · McMaster University

Gerd Häfner · McMaster University

Jürgen Meyer ·

Abstract

Plasma MMP-9 concentration was identified as a novel predictor of CV mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. Whether it provides independent prognostic information compared with other inflammatory markers will have to be additionally assessed.

Topics & Keywords

Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 107, Issue 12, pp. 1579-1585

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000058700.41738.12

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 17.54