Leukocyte telomere length and mitochondrial DNA copy number associate with endothelial function in aging-related cardiovascular disease

BackgroundWe investigated the association between leukocyte telomere length, mitochondrial DNA copy number, and endothelial function in patients with aging-related cardiovascular disease (CVD).MethodsIn total 430 patients with CVD and healthy persons were enrolled in the current study. Peripheral bl...

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Main Authors: Kangbo Li, Mengjun Dai, Mesud Sacirovic, Claudia Zemmrich, Nikolaos Pagonas, Oliver Ritter, Olaf Grisk, Lubomir T. Lubomirov, Martin A. Lauxmann, Peter Bramlage, Anja Bondke Persson, Eva Buschmann, Ivo Buschmann, Philipp Hillmeister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1157571/full