Plasma resistin levels and risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Plasma resistin levels and risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke
Creators Name:	Weikert, C. and Westphal, S. and Berger, K. and Dierkes, J. and Moehlig, M. and Spranger, J. and Rimm, E.B. and Willich, S.N. and Boeing, H. and Pischon, T.
Abstract:	Resistin is a hormone that has been linked to insulin resistance, inflammatory processes, and coronary heart disease in case-control studies; however, prospective data on the association between plasma resistin levels and future risk of cardiovascular disease are lacking.
Keywords:	Adult, Brain Ischemia, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Myocardial Infarction, Prospective Studies, Resistin, Risk Factors, Stroke
Source:	The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
ISSN:	0021-972X
Publisher:	Endocrine Society, HighWire Press
Volume:	93
Number:	7
Page Range:	2647-2653
Date:	July 2008
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2007-2735
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