The correlation between High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) serum levels and severity of coronary atherosclerosis

International Cardiovascular Research Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-8

  Piranfar, Mohammad Assadpour ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiac Imaging; Coronary Stenosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH SENSITIVITY C REACTIVE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENSINI SCORE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84892835546     PISSN: 22519130     EISSN: 22519149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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