Unstable angina and elevated C-reactive protein levels predict enhanced vasoreactivity of the culprit lesion

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1471-1476

  Tomai, F ^a   Crea, F ^a   Gaspardone, A ^a   Versaci, F ^a   Ghini, A S ^a   Chiariello, L ^a   Gioffre P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Inflammation; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0035949521     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc3801.096354     Document Type: Article

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