Total Erythrocyte Membrane Cholesterol. An Innocent New Marker or an Active Player in Acute Coronary Syndromes?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2090-2092

  Arbustini, Eloisa ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CYCLOSPORIN A; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MACROPHAGE; MICROENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE;

ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 34248653735     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.014     Document Type: Editorial

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