C-reactive protein in stable angina patients without peripheral vascular disease [5]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-106

  Koo, Bon Kwon ^a   Choi, Donghoon ^a   Kyung, Hee Doo ^a   Jang, Yangsoo ^a   Shim, Won Heum ^a   Cho, Seung Yun ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Coronary disease; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0037343221     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00387-X     Document Type: Letter

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