Probucol and succinobucol in atrial fibrillation: Pros and cons

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-296

  Liu, Tong ^a   Li, Guangping ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; C reactive protein; Oxidative stress; Probucol; Succinobucol

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROBUCOL; PROBUCOL SUCCINATE; MALONALDEHYDE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUCCINOBUCOL; SUPEROXIDE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART PROTECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QT INTERVAL; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 77957850800     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.02.026     Document Type: Article

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