Persistence of high plasma elastase level in young subjects with acute myocardial infarction [3]

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-225

  Lo Presti, Rosalia ^a   Montana, Maria ^a   Amodeo, Gabriella ^a   Incalcaterra, Egle ^a   Caimi, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ELASTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

EID: 34047258306     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029606299053     Document Type: Letter

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