Elevated Levels of Inflammation, D-Dimer, and Homocysteine Are Associated With Adverse Calf Muscle Characteristics and Reduced Calf Strength in Peripheral Arterial Disease

OBJECTIVES: This study determined whether increased levels of inflammatory blood markers, D-dimer, and homocysteine were associated with smaller calf skeletal muscle area, increased calf muscle percent fat, reduced calf muscle density, and poorer calf strength in persons with lower extremity periphe...

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Main Authors: McDermott, Mary M., Ferrucci, Luigi, Guralnik, Jack M., Tian, Lu, Green, David, Liu, Kiang, Tan, Jin, Liao, Yihua, Pearce, William H., Schneider, Joseph R., Ridker, Paul, Rifai, Nader, Hoff, Frederick, Criqui, Michael H.
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Language:Inglês
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2651514/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17719478
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.017
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