D-dimer and inflammatory markers in the peripheral arterial disease

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 797-798

  Moresco, Rafael Noal ^a   Silla, Lúcia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; FIBRINOGEN;

ARTERY DISEASE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOM; THROMBOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33947322858     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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