C-reactive protein, clinical presentation, and ischemic activity in patients with chest pain and normal coronary angiograms

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1468-1474

  Cosín Sales, Juan ^a   Pizzi, Carmine ^a   Brown, Sue ^a   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTHELIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL;

EID: 0038747054     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00243-2     Document Type: Article

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