Prognostic value of antibody titre to heat-shock protein 65 on cardiovascular events

Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 220-223

  Hoppichler, Friedrich ^a   Koch, Thorsten ^b   Dzien, Alexander ^c   Gschwandtner, G ^a   Lechleitner, Monika ^b  

^a KRANKENHAUS DER BARMHERZIGEN BRÜDER   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c Medical Center Hentschelhof   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular events; Heat shock protein antibodies; Prognostic value

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 65;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SMOKING; STROKE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034447972     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047320     Document Type: Article

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