Inflammation and acute coronary syndromes

Herz

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-112

  Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Liuzzo, Giovanna ^b   Angiolillo, Dominick J ^b   Sperti, Giovanni ^b   Maseri, Attilio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Catokines; Inflammation; Myocardial infarction; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MACROPHAGE; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0034104075     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001947     Document Type: Review

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