High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is predictive of medium-term cardiac outcome in high-risk Asian patients presenting with chest pain syndrome without myocardial infarction

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-412

  Low, A F ^a   Seow, Swee Chong ^a   Yeoh, K G ^a   Lim, Y T ^a   Tan, H C ^a   Yeo, T C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Chest pain; Coronary arteriosclerosis; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE CARDIAC OUTCOME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COX PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 4644371622     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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