Fibrinolytic therapy and n-acetylocysteine in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction: Its influence on authentic plasma hydroperoxide levels and polymorphonuclear neutrophil oxygen metabolism

Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-65

  Sajkowska, A ^a   Wykretowicz, A ^a   Szczepanik, A ^a   Kempa, M ^a   Minczykowski, A ^a   Wysocki, Henryk ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acetylcysteine; Myocardial infarction; Neutrophils; Plasma hydroperoxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROPEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SUPEROXIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPID PEROXIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NEUTROPHILS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0033066556     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006878     Document Type: Article

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