A pilot study of the clinical relevance of the relationship between the serum level of pregnancy-associated plasma protein a and the degree of acute coronary syndrome

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 625-632

  You, L ^a   Li, L ^b   Zhang, F ^c   Xu, Q ^b   Ren, J ^a  

^a ZHONGNAN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; C reactive protein; Plaque; Pregnancy associated plasma protein a; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIAC TROPONIN T; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A; TROPONIN T; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 77953700628     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001003800225     Document Type: Article

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