Assessment of aortic stiffness and ventricular functions in familial Mediterranean fever

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 395-

  Yildiz, Mustafa ^a   Biteker, Murat ^a   Özkan, Mehmet ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; AGE; AORTA WALL; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PERICARDIUM; PULSE WAVE;

AORTA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 56049112590     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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