Preanalytic conditions of the C-reactive protein are of paramount importance to use as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in clinical practice

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 467-

  Dominguez Rodriguez, Alberto ^a   Abreu Gonzalez, Pedro ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; C reactive protein; Circadian rhythms; Diurnal variations

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; LIPID; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84863609890     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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