Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of unstable coronary artery disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5 A, 1997, Pages

  Crea, Filippo ^a   Biasucci, Luigi Marzio ^a   Buffon, Antonino ^a   Liuzzo, Giovanna ^a   Monaco, Claudia ^a   Caligiuri, Giuseppina ^a   Kol, Amir ^a   Sperti, Giovanni ^a   Cianflone, Domenico ^a   Maseri, Attilio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030765734     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00483-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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