Changes of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1827-1829

  Liu, Jin Lai ^a   Zhang, Hui ^a   Xie, Xu Jing ^a   Chen, Lin ^a   Zhao, Chang Lin ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Inflammation; Pregnancy associated plasma protein A

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN-A;

EID: 27844563087     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: 03666999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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