What is the role of emerging vascular risk factors in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 180-

  Paraskevas, Kosmas I ^a,b  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN A;

AGE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; LETTER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51349088063     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.05.001     Document Type: Letter

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