Peripheral arterial disease enters the biomarker era. Does risk stratification tell us something that we don't already know?

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  • Heather L Gornik
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This editorial refers to Myeloperoxidase, but not C-reactive protein, predicts cardiovascular risk in peripheral arterial disease by G. Brevetti et al., on page 224.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European heart journal

دوره 29 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008