Hyperviscosity as a Possible Risk Factor for Cerebral Ischemic Complications in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1745-1748

  Cecchi, Emanuele ^a   Marcucci, Rossella ^a   Poli, Daniela ^a   Antonucci, Emilia ^a   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,b   Prisco, Domenico ^a   Mannini, Lucia ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLASMA VISCOSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD VISCOSITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FEMALE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33744534434     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.034     Document Type: Article

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