Autoantibodies against the endothelial receptor of protein C are associated with acute myocardial infarction in young women

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1454-1458

  Montes, Ramón ^a,f   Hurtado, V ^a   Alonso, A ^b   Foco, L ^c   Zonzin, P ^d   Mannucci, P M ^e   Hermida, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Endothelium; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTEIN C; ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RECEPTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; EPITOPE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; HEART INFARCTION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY STENOSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 25144463156     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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