Gender-specific prognosis and risk impact of C-reactive protein, hemoglobin and platelet in the development of coronary spasm

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-264

  Hung, Ming Yow ^a,b,c   Hsu, Kuang Hung ^d   Hu, Wei Syun ^b   Chang, Nen Chung ^a,e   Huang, Chun Yao ^a,e   Hung, Ming Jui ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Coronary spasm; Gender; Hemoglobin; Platelets

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY SPASM; GENDER; HEMOGLOBIN; PLATELETS;

AGED; BLOOD PLATELETS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873389403     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5383     Document Type: Article

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