The association of elevated white blood cell count and C-reactive protein with endothelial dysfunction in cardiac syndrome X

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 723-728

  Atmaca, Yusuf ^a,b   Ozdol, Cagdas ^a   Turhan, Sibel ^a   Vurgun, Kutay ^a   Duzen, Veysel ^a   Erol, Cetin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cigdem Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Flow mediated dilatation; Syndrome X; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYNDROME X;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ANGINA; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATION;

EID: 58049192437     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.63.6.2033389     Document Type: Article

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