Publications by authors named "Michael R Blotner"
Background: The presence of coronary collateralization is heterogenous, even amongst those with similar degrees of epicardial coronary artery stenoses. We hypothesized that genetic variation of CXCL5, a chemokine that mediates angiogenesis, is associated with coronary collateralization.
Methods: We genotyped subjects undergoing coronary angiography for single nucleotide polymorphisms of CXCL5 and determined the presence of spontaneously visible coronary collaterals.