Uric acid in chronic heart failure - current pathophysiological concepts

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1269-1270

  Doehner, Wolfram ^a   Springer, Jochen ^a   Landmesser, Ulf ^b   Struthers, Allan D ^c   Anker, Stefan D ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; LETTER; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; RISK FACTORS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; URIC ACID;

EID: 56349092412     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.005     Document Type: Letter

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