Elevated levels of C-reactive protein before coronary artery bypass grafting predict recurrence of ischemic events

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 459-461

  Milazzo, Diego ^a   Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Luciani, Nicola ^a   Martinelli, Lorenzo ^a   Canosa, Carlo ^a   Schiavello, Rocco ^a   Maseri, Attilio ^a   Possati, Gianfederico ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033566649     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00333-1     Document Type: Article

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