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Investigation of association of genetic variant rs3918242 of matrix metalloproteinase-9 with hypertension, myocardial infarction and progression of ventricular dysfunction in Irish Caucasian patients with diabetes: a report from the STOP-HF follow-up programme.

Chris WatsonJ Paul SpiersMax WaterstoneAdam Russell-HallinanJoseph GallagherKenneth McDonaldCristin RyanJohn GilmerMark Ledwidge
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
Diabetes patients with the minor T allele of rs3918242 in the STOP-HF follow up programme have greater risk of myocardial infarction, lower ejection fraction and greater progression of left ventricular systolic abnormalities, a precursor to heart failure. These data may support further work on MMP-9 as a biomarker of ventricular dysfunction and the investigation of MMP-9 inhibitors for heart failure prevention in diabetes, particularly in the post-infarction setting. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00921960.
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