Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A shot through the heart?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1192-1193

  Zisman, David A ^a   Kawut, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIPOXYGENASE; OXIDIZED LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTERY INJURY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; MYOCARDIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 57149088274     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200808-1339ED     Document Type: Editorial

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