Impaired endothelial function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis [9]

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1319-

  Pieringer, Herwigpi ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VASODILATATION; METABOLISM; NOTE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; PASSIVE SMOKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; SMOKING; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33749589451     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel260     Document Type: Letter

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