High anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG antibody titer is associated with coronary artery disease and may predict post-coronary balloon angioplasty restenosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 866-868

  Blum, Arnon ^a   Giladi, Michael ^c   Weinberg, Miriam ^c   Kaplan, Giora ^c   Pasternack, Hanoch ^c   Laniado, Shlomo ^c   Miller, Hylton ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032054987     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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