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Decrease in circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with stable coronary artery disease
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015Unambiguous Definition of Endothelial Progenitor Cells.Show More
Dear Editor
We read with great interest the scientific letter by Eizawa and colleagues [1] reporting significant reduction of peripheral blood CD34+ cells in patients with stable coronary artery disease.
They also showed that, among all common risk factors for atherosclerotic disease, diabetes mellitus is the only significant predictor of a reduced CD34+ cell count. However we have some concerns on the...
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