CD40 ligand and risk of ischemic stroke or coronary events in patients with chronic coronary heart disease

CD40 ligand (CD40L) is a trimeric, transmembrane protein of the tumor necrosis factor family and together with its receptor CD40 is an important contributor to the inflammatory processes that lead to atherosclerosis, plaque destabilization, and thrombosis. In order to assess the association between...

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