The role of leukocyte counts in patients with unstable angina pectoris or myocardial infarction; prognostic significance and correlation with plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-54

  Akhtar, Naveed ^a   Adil, Malik Muhammad ^a   Ahmed, Waqas ^a   Habib ur Rehman, ^a   Shah, Mumtaz Ali ^a  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

BNP; Coronary artery disease; Leukocyte count

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PAKISTAN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 78651229415     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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