Elevated C-reactive protein levels and impaired endothelial vasoreactivity in patients with coronary artery disease

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1000-1006

  Fichtlscherer, Stephan ^a   Rosenberger, Gunter ^a   Walter, Dirk H ^a   Breuer, Susanne ^a   Dimmeler, Stefanie ^a   Zeiher, Andreas M ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angina; Blood flow; Coronary disease; Endothelium; Inflammation; Proteins

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034730098     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.9.1000     Document Type: Article

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