Hepatocyte growth factor is associated with greater risk of extracoronary calcification: results from the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis.
Oluseye OgunmorotiOlatokunbo OsibogunRichard A FerraroPaul M NdundaNicholas B LarsonPaul A DeckerSuzette J BielinskiRoger S BlumenthalMatthew J BudoffErin Donelly MichosPublished in: Open heart (2022)
Higher HGF levels were significantly associated with a greater risk of calcification at some extracoronary sites, suggesting an alternate biological pathway that could be targeted to reduce CVD risk.