Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, coronary atherosclerosis, and cardiac mortality

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 639-648

  Natali, Andrea ^a   L'Abbate, Antonio ^a   Ferrannini, Ele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac mortality; Coronary atherosclerosis; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Inflammation; Ischemic heart disease; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0345700369     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)00741-8     Document Type: Article

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