Regarding REGARDS: Does inflammation explain racial and regional differences in cardiovascular disease risk?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1603-1605

  Cook, Nancy R ^a   Albert, Michelle A ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FRAMINGHAM CORONARY RISK SCORE; FRAMINGHAM VASCULAR RISK SCORE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REYNOLDS RISK SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STROKE;

EID: 69549128486     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.131185     Document Type: Editorial

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