An acute inflammatory reaction induced by myocardial damage is superimposed on a chronic inflammation in unstable coronary artery disease

American Heart Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 619-626

  James, Stefan K ^a,b   Oldgren, Jonas ^a   Lindbäck, Johan ^a   Johnston, Nina ^a   Siegbahn, Agneta ^a   Wallentin, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 17044403344     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.026     Document Type: Article

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