Acute myocardial infarction in young adults: Evaluation of the haemorheological pattern at the initial stage, after 3 and 12 months

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-143

  Caimi, Gregorio ^a   Valenti, Amelia ^a   Lo Presti, Rosalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood rheology; Erythrocyte deformability; Juvenile acute myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VISCOSITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOCRIT; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547426014     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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