Impact of inflammation, gene variants, and cigarette smoking on coronary artery disease risk

Background The role of inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD) pathogenesis is well recognized. Moreover, smoking inhalation increases the activity of inflammatory mediators through an increase in leukotriene synthesis essential in atherosclerosis pathogenesis. Aim The aim of this study is to...

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Main Author: Merhi, Mahmoud (author)
Other Authors: Demirdjian, Sally (author), Hariri, Essa (author), Sabbah, Nada (author), Youhanna, Sonia (author), Ghassibe-Sabbagh, Michella (author), Naoum, Joseph (author), Haber, Marc (author), Kanbar, Roy (author), Zalloua, Pierre (author), Khazen, Georges (author)
Format: article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/3347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00011-015-0821-1
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00011-015-0821-1
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