Relation of serum cytokine concentrations to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary heart disease

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-277

  Mendall, M A ^a   Patel, P ^b   Asante, M ^b   Ballam, L ^b   Morris, J ^b   Strachan, D P ^c   Camm, A J ^d   Northfield, T C ^b  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Public Health Sciences ^*

^d Cardiological Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiovascular risk; Coronary heart disease; Interleukin 6; TNF

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 6; SIALIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0030814351     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.3.273     Document Type: Article

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