Elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase activity in patients with cardiac syndrome X and its relationship with carotid intima media thickness

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-519

  Yagmur, Julide ^a   Ermis, Necip ^a   Acikgoz, Nusret ^a   Cansel, Mehmet ^a   Atas, Halil ^a   Karakus, Yasin ^a   Pekdemir, Hasan ^a   Ozdemir, Ramazan ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac syndrome X; Carotid intima media thickness; Gamma glutamyl transferase

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNDROME X;

EID: 78149366398     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ac.65.5.2056237     Document Type: Article

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