Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2875282 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Internal mammary artery endothelial cells from women after menopause undergoing coronary surgery have impaired expression of messenger RNA for eNOS and reduced eNOS levels. Reduced bioactivity of nitric oxide translates into impaired endothelial metabolism that could contribute to worse surgical outcome.
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Vito MD, Luigi MD, Anita MD, Vincenzo MD, Paolo MD, Giovanni Battista MD, Carlo MD,