Cardiovascular prognostic value of vascular involvement in Behcet's disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 428-430

  Caliskan, Mustafa ^a   Gullu, Hakan ^a   Yilmaz, Sema ^a   Ciftci, Ozgur ^a   Erdogan, Dogan ^a   Dursun, Recep ^a   Yucel, Eftal ^a   Muderrisoglu, Haldun ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behcet's disease; Coronary flow reserve; Vascular involvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEHCET SYNDROME; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 40949140586     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.057     Document Type: Article

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