C-reactive protein is not associated with the presence or extent of calcified subclinical atherosclerosis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 206-210

  Hunt, Marc E ^a,b   O'Malley, Patrick G ^a,b   Vernalis, Marina N ^a,b   Feuerstein, Irwin M ^a,b   Taylor, Allen J ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0035153498     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.112488     Document Type: Article

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