An increased monocyte count predicts coronary artery spasm in patients with resting chest pain and insignificant coronary artery stenosis

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-102

  Yun, Kyeong Ho ^a   Oh, Seok Kyu ^a   Park, Eun Mi ^a   Kim, Hyun Jung ^a   Shin, Sung Hee ^a   Lee, Eun Mi ^a   Rhee, Sang Jae ^a   Yoo, Nam Jin ^a   Kim, Nam Ho ^a   Jeong, Jin Won ^a   Jeong, Myung Ho ^b  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Leukocytes; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ERGOMETRINE; LIPID;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTOSIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREDICTION; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33748417433     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.97     Document Type: Article

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