Predictive value of telomere length on outcome following acute myocardial infarction: evidence for contrasting effects of vascular vs. blood oxidative stress
Margaritis M, Sanna F, Lazaros G, Akoumianakis I, Patel S, Antonopoulos AS, Duke C, Herdman L, Psarros C, Oikonomou EK, Shirodaria C, Petrou M, Sayeed R, Krasopoulos G, Lee R, Tousoulis D, Channon KM, Antoniades C. Predictive value of telomere length on outcome following acute myocardial infarction: evidence for contrasting effects of vascular vs. blood oxidative stress. European Heart Journal 2017, 38: 3094-3104. PMID: 28444175, PMCID: PMC5837455, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsAcute myocardial infarctionVascular smooth muscle cellsVascular oxidative stressSaphenous veinMyocardial infarctionOxidative stressPredictive valueRecent acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassBlood mononuclear cellsClinical predictive valueBlood oxidative stressSmooth muscle cellsFunctional genetic polymorphismsEffects of vascularTissue-specific biomarkersArtery bypassProspective cohortConsecutive patientsClinical outcomesVascular factorsPost-AMIMononuclear cellsArtery segments