The inflammatory etiology of unstable angina

American Heart Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1101-1106

  Azar, R R ^a   Waters, D D ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0029844390     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90041-1     Document Type: Editorial

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