The transition from stable to unstable coronary artery disease: A key research target

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 345-346

  Maseri, Attilio ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ATHEROGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0242362801     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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