Determining the C-reactive protein level in patients with different clinical forms of Chagas disease;Determinación de la concentración plasmática de proteína C reactiva en pacientes con diferentes formas clínicas de la enfermedad de Chagas

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1096-1099

  Da Silva, Conceião Aparecida ^a   Fattori, André ^a   Sousa, Aglécio L ^a   Mazon, Sílvia B ^a   Alegre, Sarah Monte ^a   Almeida, Eros A ^a   Guariento, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Chagas disease; Heart failure; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956783469     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(10)70233-5     Document Type: Article

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