Angiopoietin-2, its soluble receptor Tie-2 and subclinical cardiovascular disease in a population-based sample.

Roberto LorbeerSebastian E BaumeisterMarcus DörrStephan B FelixMatthias NauckAnne GrotevendtMarcello Ricardo Paulista MarkusBettina von SarnowskiHenry VölzkeRamachandran S VasanHenri WallaschofskiWolfgang Lieb

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2014)

Circulating Ang-2 levels were associated with select subclinical cardiovascular disease traits, consistent with the notion that the Ang-2-pathway plays a role in mediating cardiovascular morbidity.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
angiotensin ii
type diabetes
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular events
binding protein