Thrombin Activity and Early Outcome in Unstable Angina Pectoris

Circulation

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1634-1639

  Ardissino, Diego ^a,c   Merlini, Piera Angelica ^b   Gamba, Gabriella ^a   Barberis, Paolo ^a   Demicheli, Gloria ^a   Testa, Sophie ^a   Colombi, Elisabetta ^a   Poli, Arnaldo ^a   Fetiveau, Raffaela ^a   Montemartini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Prognosis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOPEPTIDE A; THROMBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; URINE;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOPEPTIDE A; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029664361     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.93.9.1634     Document Type: Article

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