Glucocorticoids, Kounis syndrome and the prevention of atrial fibrillation [8]

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2175-2176

  Mallioris, Constantinos N ^a   Kounis, Nicholas G ^a  

^a Patras Highest Institute of Education and Technology   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; ICOSANOID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROSTANOID;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; ICOSANOID METABOLISM; KOUNIS SYNDROME; LETTER; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYNDROME;

EID: 9644278368     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.08.014     Document Type: Letter

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