Abstract
As C-reactive protein is a marker of inflammatory processes, our results in patients with clinically manifest and early pre-clinical atherosclerosis support the hypothesis that inflammatory processes in the vessel wall participate in atherogenesis. Moreover, they support the hypothesis of a causal relationship between an acute phase reaction and the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in coronary arteries and other parts of the arterial vessel system.
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MedicineCardiologyInternal medicineMyocardial infarctionC-reactive proteinStable anginaAnginaCoronary atherosclerosisUnstable anginaCoronary heart diseaseInflammation
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- 2000
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- article
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- 21
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1000-1008
- Citations
- 94
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Mira‐Christine Tataru
(2000).
C-reactive protein and the severity of atherosclerosis in myocardial infarction patients with stable angina pectoris.
European Heart Journal
, 21
(12)
, 1000-1008.
https://doi.org/10.1053/euhj.1999.1981
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- 10.1053/euhj.1999.1981