Effect of aortic valve replacement on C-reactive protein in nonrheumatic aortic stenosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1129-1132

  Gerber, Ivor L ^a   Stewart, Ralph A H ^a,b   Hammett, Christopher J K ^a   Legget, Malcolm E ^a   Oxenham, Helen ^a   West, Teena M ^a   French, John K ^a   White, Harvey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142258287     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.012     Document Type: Article

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