Plasma ghrelin levels are closely associated with stenosis severity and morphology of angiographically-detected coronary atherosclerosis in patients with coronary artery disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-123

  Zhang, Min ^a   Fang, Weiyi ^a   Yuan, Fang ^a   Qu, Xinkai ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Chen, Hui ^a   Yu, Yongfu ^b   Zheng, Zhichun ^a   Shen, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

64 slice CT scanner; Atherosclerosis; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Ghrelin

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 79961167046     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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