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Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2009
Published online before print February 19, 2009, doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.180513
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Submitted on November 10, 2008
Accepted on February 9, 2009

Monocytes in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Eduard Shantsila and Gregory Y.H. Lip *

From the Haemostasis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: g.y.h.lip{at}bham.ac.uk.

Abstract—The aim of this overview is to summarize the available data on the involvement of monocytes in the pathological processes related to the development of acute coronary syndromes and the recovery of damaged areas, the prevention of excessive inflammatory and procoagulant response, and the restoration of microcirculation (angiogenesis).
Key words: monocyte • acute coronary syndrome • myocardial infarction






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