Elevated plasma D-dimer and hypersensitive C-reactive protein levels may indicate aortic disorders;Níveis plasmáticos elevados do dímero D e da proteína c reativa hipersensíveis podem indicar desordens aórticas

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-581

  Yuan, Shi Min ^a   Shi, Yong Hui ^b   Wang, Jun Jun ^b   Fang Qi, Lü ^a   Gao, Song ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aorta; C reactive protein; Clinical laboratory techniques; Coronary artery disease; Fibrin fibrinogen degradation products; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 84863287148     PISSN: 01027638     EISSN: 16789741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5935/1678-9741.20110047     Document Type: Article

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