C-reactive protein and rapidly progressive coronary artery disease - Is there any relation?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-90

  Zairis, Michael N ^a,b   Manousakis, Stavros J ^a   Stefanidis, Alexander S ^a   Vitalis, Denis P ^a   Tsanis, Evangelos M ^a   Hadjigeorgiou, Seraphim M ^a   Fakiolas, Constantine N ^a   Pissimissis, Evangelos G ^a   Olympios, Christopher D ^a   Foussas, Stefanos G ^a  

^a TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Angiographic study; C reactive protein; Inflammation; Prognosis; Progression of atherosclerosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0037316684     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260208     Document Type: Article

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