Increased serum neopterin in patients with nonrheumatic aortic valve stenosis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 360-361

  Naito, Yoshiro ^a   Tsujino, Takeshi ^a   Akahori, Hirokuni ^a   Matsumoto, Mika ^a   Ohyanagi, Mitsumasa ^a   Mitsuno, Masataka ^a   Miyamoto, Yuji ^a   Masuyama, Tohru ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic valve stenosis; Inflammation; Neopterin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NEOPTERIN;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LETTER; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONRHEUMATIC AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 78650027944     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.035     Document Type: Article

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