Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Levels Predict First-Time Coronary Heart Disease: An 8-Year Follow-Up of a Community-Based Middle Aged Population

• Peter Garvin ,

  * E-mail: peter.garvin@regionostergotland.se

  Affiliations Unit of Research and Development in Local Health Care, County of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Community Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping Sweden

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• Lena Jonasson,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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• Lennart Nilsson,

  Affiliation Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

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• Magnus Falk,

  Affiliations Unit of Research and Development in Local Health Care, County of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Community Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping Sweden

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• Margareta Kristenson

  Affiliation Unit of Research and Development in Local Health Care, County of Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden

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