Asymmetric dimethylarginine is not associated with subendocardial viability ratio in Rheumatoid Arthritis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 285-286

  Dimitroulas, Theodoros ^a   Sandoo, Aamer ^a   Smith, Jacqueline P ^a   Kitas, George D ^a  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADMA; Cardiovascular disease; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Subendocardial viability ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; ARGININE; N,N-DIMETHYLARGININE;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY FLOW RESERVE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SUBENDOCARDIAL VIABILITY RATIO; AGED; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; ARGININE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84894107382     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.235     Document Type: Article

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