Erythrocyte aggregation as a cause of slow flow in patients of acute coronary syndromes

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 322-327

  Arbel, Yaron ^a,b,c   Banai, Shmuel ^a,b,c   Benhorin, Jessia ^a,b,c   Finkelstein, Ariel ^a,b,c   Herz, Itzhak ^a,b,c   Halkin, Amir ^a,b,c   Keren, Gad ^a,b,c   Yedgar, Saul ^d   Barashtein, Gershon ^d   Berliner, Shlomo ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Medicine D and E ^*  (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Inflammation; Red blood aggregation; Slow flow

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855955938     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.06.116     Document Type: Article

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