Absence of hyperhomocysteinemia in ten patients with primary pulmonary hypertension

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-282

  Zighetti, Maddalena L ^c   Cattaneo, Marco ^b   Falcon, Cristina R ^c   Lombardi, Rossana ^c   Harari, Sergio ^a   Savoritto, Stefano ^a   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^c  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

homocysteine; hyperhomocysteinemia; primary pulmonary hypertension; thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0013517091     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0049-3848(97)00013-3     Document Type: Article

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