Plasma von Willebrand factor levels and surrogates of atherosclerosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 659-661

  Lip, Gregory Y H ^a   Foster, W ^a   Blann, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; THROMBOMODULIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MICROALBUMINURIA; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR DISEASE; ALBUMINURIA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; FEMALE; INTIMA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

ALBUMINURIA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASCULAR DISEASES; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 23044472453     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01284.x     Document Type: Note

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