Protein Z plasma levels in different phases of activity of coronary atherosclerosis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2254-2258

  Sofi, Francesco ^a,b   Cesari, F ^a   Vigiani, S ^a   Fatini, C ^a   Marcucci, R ^a   Giglioli, C ^b   Valente, S ^b   Abbate, R ^a   Gensini, G F ^a   Fedi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Coronary atherosclerosis; Protein Z

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28444439522     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01536.x     Document Type: Article

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