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Thromb Haemost 2012; 107(03): 597-598
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-09-0650
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Presence of luminal neutrophil extracellular traps in atherosclerosis

Remco T. A. Megens   *
1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Santosh Vijayan   *
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Dirk Lievens
1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
,
Yvonne Döring
1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
,
Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3   Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
,
Jochen Grommes
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
4   Department of Vascular Surgery (J.G.), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
,
Christian Weber
1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3   Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
,
Oliver Soehnlein
1   Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2   Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3   Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
› Author Affiliations Financial support: This study was supported by the Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, the German Heart Foundation/German Foundation of Heart Research, the FöFoLe Program within the Medical Faculty of the LMU Munich, and the Leducq Foundation.
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Publication History

Received: 19 September 2011

Accepted after major revision: 04 February 2011

Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)

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Note: The editorial process for this article was fully handled by Prof. G. Y. H. Lip, Editor-in-Chief.

* These authors contributed equally to this study.


 

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