Connexin37 (GJA4) genotype predicts survival after an acute coronary syndrome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 561-566

  Lanfear, David E ^a   Jones, Philip G ^b   Marsh, Sharon ^c   Cresci, Sharon ^c   Spertus, John A ^b,d   McLeod, Howard L ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LUKE S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^e University of North Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STROMELYSIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME;

EID: 34547954734     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.04.059     Document Type: Article

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