Yongxin, Sun <br/><br/>
Heavy smoking before coronary surgical procedures affects the native matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression in saphenous vein conduits.  [electronic resource] 

 -  The Annals of thoracic surgery  Jan 2013 
 - 55-61 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1552-6259 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.073  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aged<br/>Blotting, Western<br/>Coronary Artery Bypass<br/>Coronary Artery Disease--enzymology<br/>Female<br/>Gene Expression Regulation<br/>Graft Survival<br/>Humans<br/>Immunohistochemistry<br/>Male<br/>Matrix Metalloproteinase 2--biosynthesis<br/>Matrix Metalloproteinase 9--biosynthesis<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Preoperative Period<br/>RNA, Messenger--biosynthesis<br/>Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction<br/>Saphenous Vein--enzymology<br/>Severity of Illness Index<br/>Smoking--genetics<br/>Tomography, Spiral Computed