Protein Z levels and prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1098-1102

  Sofi, Francesco ^a   Cesari, Francesca ^a   Marcucci, Rossella ^a   Fatini, Cinzia ^a   Gori, Anna Maria ^a   Giglioli, Cristina ^b   Valente, Serafina ^b   Fedi, Sandra ^a   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Major adverse cardiac events; Prognosis; Protein Z

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; PHENACYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K DEPENDENT GLYCOPROTEIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVASCULARIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748559137     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14346621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2006.206     Document Type: Article

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