Prospective study of C-reactive protein, homocysteine, and plasma lipid levels as predictors of sudden cardiac death

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2595-2599

  Albert, Christine M ^a,b,c   Ma, Jing ^b   Rifai, Nader ^e   Stampfer, Meir J ^b,d   Ridker, Paul M ^a  

^a Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Inflammation; Lipids; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASPIRIN; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037024228     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000017493.03108.1C     Document Type: Article

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