Prognostic value of C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, interleukin-6, and macrophage colony stimulating factor in severe unstable angina

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 505-510

  Rallidis, Loukianos S ^a   Zolindaki, Maria G ^a   Manioudaki, Helen S ^b   Laoutaris, Nikolaos P ^b   Velissaridou, Aggeliki H ^b   Papasteriadis, Evangelos G ^b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKEA   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Fibrinogen; Interleukin 6, macrophage colony stimulating factor; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEATH; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0036828927     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960251106     Document Type: Article

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