Elevated fibrinogen γ′ ratio is associated with cardiovascular diseases and acute phase reaction but not with clinical outcome

Blood

Volumn 114, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4603-4604

  Cheung, Elim Y L ^a   Vos, Hans L ^b   Kruip, Marieke J H A ^a   Den Hertog, Heleen M ^a   Jukema, J Wouter ^b   De Maat, Moniek P M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; FIBRINOGEN GAMMA'; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FIBRINOGEN VARIANT;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; METABOLISM; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRINOGENS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 73349114909     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-08-236240     Document Type: Letter

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