Elevated circulating inflammatory markers in female patients with cardiac syndrome X

Cytokine

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Li, Jian Jun ^a   Zhu, Chen Gang ^a   Nan, Jin Lo ^a   Li, Jie ^a   Li, Zi Cheng ^b   Zeng, He Song ^c   Gao, Zhan ^a   Qin, Xue Wen ^a   Zhang, Chao Yang ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiac syndrome X; Interleukin 6; Monocyte; White blood cell

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MONOCYTE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME X;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36749002175     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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