Low serum insulin-like growth factor I is associated with increased risk of ischemic heart disease: a population-based case-control study

Anders Juul, Thomas Harder Scheike, Michael Davidsen, Jesper Gyllenborg, Torben Jørgensen

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    Abstract

    Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We hypothesize that low IGF-I and high IGFBP-3 levels might be associated with increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCirculation
    Volume106
    Issue number8
    Pages (from-to)939-44
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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