Level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with chronic stable angina

Journal of Medical Sciences (Peshawar)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 124-127

  Khan, Samiullah ^a   Hafizullah, Mohammad ^a   Faheem, Mohammad ^a   Nadeem, Mohammad ^b   Shah, Ibrahim ^a   Asgar, Mohammad ^a   Jan, Hikmatullah ^b   Asim, S M ^c  

^a LADY READING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Khalifa Gul Nawaz Hospital   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chronic stable angina; hs CRP; Lipid profile

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRATE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TURBIDIMETRY;

EID: 84871777157     PISSN: 19973438     EISSN: 19973446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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