Determinants of early-onset cardiovascular disease: A case-control study of young myocardial infarction patients

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 604-611

  Assanelli, Deodato ^a   Bonanome, Andrea ^b   Grassi, Mario ^c   Archetti, Silvana ^d   Negrini, Riccardo ^d   Pezzini, Alessandro ^a   Curello, Salvatore ^a   Visioli, Francesco ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Spedali Civili   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Endothelial dysfunction; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIPIDS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLINGS;

EID: 16644374956     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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