Proteína ósea morfogénica 9 (BMP9) en plasma y eventos cardiovasculares mayores y mortalidad después de un accidente

Ruirui Wang1, Yi Chen2, Xiangyan Yin2

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Major Chronic Non-communicable Diseases, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

Resumen

Los niveles más altos de proteína ósea morfogénica 9 (BMP9) en la sangre se asocian con un menor riesgo de resultados adversos después de un accidente cerebrovascular isquémico agudo. Esto sugiere que BMP9 puede ser un objetivo terapéutico potencial para las complicaciones cardiovasculares y los accidentes cerebrovasculares.

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