The prognostic value of C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A protein in severe unstable angina

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 331, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 417-424

  Liuzzo, Giovanna ^a   Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Gallimore, J Ruth ^b   Grillo, Rita L ^a   Rebuzzi, Antonio G ^a   Pepys, Mark B ^b   Maseri, Attilio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0027933081     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199408183310701     Document Type: Article

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