C reactive protein is associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischaemia with implantable cardioverter-deribrillator [2]

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1147-1148

  Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Giubilato, G ^a   Biondi Zoccai, G ^a   Sanna, T ^a   Liuzzo, G ^a   Piro, M ^a   De Martino, G ^a   Ierardi, C ^a   Dello Russo, A ^a   Pelargonio, G ^a   Bellocci, F ^a   Crea, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 33746448672     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.065771     Document Type: Letter

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